“Before I put brush to canvas, I question, 'Is this mine? ...Is it influenced by some idea which I have acquired from some man? ...I am trying with all my skill to do a painting that is all of women, as well as all of me.” MenTryingWellsIdeasMinesPaintingSkillsCanvasBrushes Author:Georgia O'Keeffe
“I'm not videotaping my life, but in a way I am trying to put certain things about myself on canvas.” WayTryingCertainRevelationsCanvas Book:Martin Scorsese: Interviews Source: Martin Scorsese: Interviews
“I recommend that you should work actively... and study the artistic structures of Rubens, Rembrandt, Titian, Watteau, Poussin, and other painters, even Chardin, where he is an artist. Study very closely their dabbing manner of execution and try to copy a small piece of canvas, just one square inch.” ShouldTryingArtistStudyPiecesMastersStructurePainterArtisticJust OneCopiesSquaresInchesExecutionCanvasSmall PiecesRubens Author:Kazimir Malevich
“One of the main reasons I paint is because I think nature is so wonderful. I want to try to get my feelings of that down on canvas, if possible.” IfsThinkingWantTryingReasonFeelingsWonderWonderfulPaintCanvas Author:E. J. Hughes
“I try to work all over the canvas at once, because I feel that the forces of nature are unpredictable.” FeelsTryingForceCanvasUnpredictableMethodologyForces Of Nature Author:Nell Blaine