“The painting cannot be laid aside even for a day; for it takes constant work to keep 'flowing,' but above that it takes concentration, which in our language is consecration.” LanguagePaintingFlowConstantConcentrationConsecration Author:Morris Graves
“I think of painting as possessed by a structure... but a structure born of the flow of color feeling.” ThinkingFeelingsBornColorPaintingFlowStructurePossessed Author:Jules Olitski
“With experience it seems to be possible to control the flow of paint, to a great extent, and I don't use - I don't use the accident - 'cause I deny the accident... it's quite different from working, say, from a still life where you set up objects and work directly from them. I do have a general notion of what I'm about and what the results will be. I approach painting in the same sense as one approaches drawing, that is, it's direct.” StillsDifferentUseSeemsCausesResultsObjectsPaintingApproachFlowDirectPaintNotionDenyAccidentsDrawingStill LifeExpressionismAbstract Expressionism Author:Jackson Pollock
“Ring sense is an art, a gift from God that flows out of a fighter like a great painting flows out of an artist, or a great book flows out of an author.” ArtBookArtistPaintingFlowRingsFighterGift From GodGreat Book Author:Ray Arcel
“I believe that there's a force of life in the universe, and that when we're writing or making music or painting, we're likely to connect with that flow.” WritingBelieveUniverseForceI BelievePaintingFlow Author:Erica Jong
“From the mingled strength of shade and light A new creation rises to my sight, Such heav'nly figures from his pencil flow, So warm with light his blended colors glow. . . . . The glowing portraits, fresh from life, that bring Home to our hearts the truth from which they spring.” HeartHomeLightFiguresCreationColorPaintingSpringFlowSightWarmShadePortraitsPencilsGlowingFigure Painting Author:Lord Byron