“Is there in painting an effect which arises from the being together of repose and energy in the artist's mind? - can both repose and energy be seen in a painting's line and color, plane and volume, surface and depth, detail and composition? - and is the true effect of a good painting on the spectator one that makes at once for repose and energy, calmness and intensity, serenity and stir?” MindTogetherArtistEnergyLinesEffectsColorPaintingDepthDetailsSurfaceArisePlanesIntensitySerenityVolumeCompositionSpectatorsCalmnessReposeBeing Together Author:Eli Siegel
“Such compositions, line and color ideas, such wonders come into my mind and have stuck! - They will this time be dismissed only by being painted out.” MindIdeasLinesWonderColorStuckComposition Author:Morris Graves
“Painting is always strongest when in spite of composition, color, etc., it appears as a fact, or an inevitability, as opposed to a souvenir or arrangement.” FactsStrengthColorPaintingSpiteEtcStrongestCompositionArrangementsInevitabilitySouvenirs Book:Robert Rauschenberg Source: Robert Rauschenberg
“I started when I was nine. Really, everything I know about color theory, composition, drawing, and painting, I learned when I was a kid.” KnowsKidsColorPaintingTheoryDrawingNineCompositionDrawing And Painting Author:David Salle
“There is a kinship between music and painting - with the same words used to describe both, as when a musical composition is said to have color and a painting to have rhythm.” SaidUsedColorPaintingMusicalRhythmCompositionKinshipMusical Composition Author:Alton Tobey
“For a true work of creativity, you must reach beyond yourself to bring correct draftsmanship together with strong composition and lifelike colors.” TruthTogetherStrongCreativityColorComposition Author:Doug Dawson
“Usually I'm thinking about the palette. I'm thinking about the color for the most part, then I'll start thinking about composition and movement.” ThinkingMovementColorCompositionPalette Author:Steven Soderbergh
“I do very, very, very simple, skimpy doodles, nothing too committed. Because people tend to fall in love if they like it - if you color it in and they like it, then they want exactly those colors, even if they were just indications. You really have to do it as simple as possible so they can concentrate on the idea and composition. And then all of the energy goes into making the final piece. And the final piece can be anything - it can be a drawing, a painting, a collage - and usually, it's obvious what that should be. Usually, the idea dictates what medium you use.” PeopleIfsWantShouldIdeasUseFallEnergySimplePiecesColorPaintingFalling In LoveFinalsCommittedObviousDrawingMediumsCompositionIndicationCollages Author:Dave McKean
“The reason the art world doesn't respond to Kinkade is because none - not one - of his ideas about subject-matter, surface, color, composition, touch, scale, form, or skill is remotely original. They're all cliche and already told.” WorldArtIdeasMatterReasonFormSubjectsColorSkillsOriginalsSurfaceScalesCompositionClicheSubject MatterArt World Author:Jerry Saltz