“I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.” WellsWishPaintPainter Author:Jack Levine
“Everything in nature is formed upon the sphere, the cone and the cylinder. One must learn to paint these simple figures and then one can do all that he may wish.” MayWishCan DoSimpleFiguresPaintSpheresConesCylinders Author:Paul Cezanne
“You must first realize the thing completely in your mind. Then grasp the brush, fix your attention so that you see clearly what you wish to paint; start quickly, move the brush, follow straight what you see before you, as the buzzard swoops down when the hare jumps out. If you hesitate one moment, it is gone.” IfsMindFirstsMomentsMovingWishRealizingAttentionGonePaintConcentrationBrushesHaresBuzzards Author:Morris Graves
“What is a portrait good for, unless it shows just how the subject was seen by the painter? In the old days before photography came in a sitter had a perfect right to say to the artist: "Paint me just as I am." Now if he wishes absolute fidelity he can go to the photographer and get it.” IfsShowsArtistWishPerfectSubjectsPhotographyAbsolutesPaintPhotographerPainterPortraitsFidelityOld Days Author:Aubrey Beardsley
“I wish I felt energetic and could paint all the time, because there are so many paintings I'd like to do.” EnergyWishFeltPaintingPaintEnergetic Author:Wanda Koop
“I see a flower. It gives me a sensation of the beautiful. I wish to paint it. And as soon as I wish to paint it I see the whole subject - flower - changed. It is now an art problem to resolve.” GivingArtWholeProblemBeautifulWishSubjectsChangedFlowerGive MePaintResolveSensations Author:Georges Vantongerloo
“I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.” YearsBigsKidsWishPaintThrillYankeesNew York Yankees Author:Joe Torre