“When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.” LittlesKidsWantedArtistBoxesPainterBoxingLittle Kid Author:Emanuel Steward
“A piece of drapery is like a necktie, hot stuff to paint, and one of the easiest things for a painter to kid himself into thinking he can do. Don't be fooled by the color. Go after the shape and character. Hew the forms together with colored tones.” ThinkingCharacterKidsTogetherFormStuffCan DoPiecesColorShapesHotPaintPainterToneFooledNeckties Author:John French Sloan
“I was never a doodler. I had never felt a drive to draw... Actually when I was a kid, I really hated art classes. My father was a kind of a Sunday painter and he liked to draw and do water colors. So, I would bring him my assignment and he would do them for me, because it was easy for him to do.” KindArtKidsFatherFeltEasyWaterClassColorDrawsDrawingPainterHatedSundayAssignmentsArt Class Author:Wade Guyton
“I wanted to be a painter, really, when I was growing up as a kid. It was one thing that really took a grip on me.” KidsWantedGrowing UpGrowingOne ThingPainter Author:Andy Serkis