“My lovely wife Janet has been in a few paintings. She is basically a reserved woman who has never sought the limelight. She has always been there throughout my career and continues to be at my side.” Has BeensSidesCareersWifePaintingModelsLovelyReservedLimelightLovely Wife Author:LeRoy Neiman
“Manet wanted one day to paint my wife and children. Renoir was there. He took a canvas and began painting them, too. After a while, Manet took me aside and whispered, 'You're on very good terms with Renoir and take an interest in his future - do advise him to give up painting! You can see for yourself that it's not his metier at all.” GivingChildrenWantedTermInterestWifePaintingOne DayGiving UpPaintVery GoodMy WifeCanvasAdviseRenoir Author:Claude Monet
“If my wife is cooking a meal at home, which is not often, thankfully, but you know, she's doing (oh, she's good at some things) but if she's cooking, you know, she's dealing with people on the phone, she's talking to the kids, she's painting the ceiling, she's doing open-heart surgery over here; if I'm cooking, the door is shut, the kids are out, the phone's on the hook, if she comes in I get annoyed, I say "Terry, please, I'm trying to fry an egg in here, give me a break.".” PeopleIfsKnowsGivingTryingHeartHomeKidsTalkingBreakWifeDoorsPaintingPleaseGive MeCookingPhonesMy WifeMealsEggsSurgeryHookCeilingsAnnoyedOpen HeartDealing With PeopleHeart Surgery Author:Ken Robinson
“The usual relationship between an artist and his painting is like the relationship with the father, or a husband's with his wife. But mine is a relationship with a stranger... with the chance acquaintance.” ArtistFatherChanceWifeMinesPaintingHusbandStrangerUsualConfessionAcquaintance Author:Ilya Kabakov
“I was painting her portrait in the little studio, and when I came to the eyes I stopped, overcome by emotion, and said to her, 'Have you understood me?' She nodded affirmatively. 'Will you be my wife?' I asked. She made the same affirmative sign.” LittlesMadeSaidEyeEmotionWifePaintingUnderstoodOvercomingStudiosMy WifePortraitsAffirmativePortraiture Author:Jules Breton
“During an interview, former President George W. Bush discussed his painting hobby and said, 'Never paint your wife or your mother.' Then he added, 'Because it's almost impossible to get the paint out of their hair.'” SaidMotherPresidentWifeImpossiblePaintingHairPaintFormerInterviewsHobbiesPresident George W Bush Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Anne of Austria, wife of Louis XIII of France, had such an aversion to roses that she could not stand seeing one even in a painting.” WifeSeeingPaintingRoseFranceAversionAustria Author:Allen Lacy
“Being with my wife and children in Kauai, seeing old friends there, being on the beach, painting, paddleboarding. Sitting under a Kauai moon with a bonfire going, buddies around. Those are the things that kind of make my world turn.” WorldKindChildrenTurnsWifeSeeingPaintingMoonSittingMy WifeBeachBuddyOld FriendsBonfire Author:Pierce Brosnan