Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures. Henry Ward Beecher
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. - Emile Zola
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better. - dré Gide
I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. - Vincent van Gogh
My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.- Claude Monet
There is no short-cut to art, one has to work hard, be open and flexible in your mind, keep the child alive inside you, and through a whole lifetime be ready to learn new things and – of course – be mentally prepared for a hard punch on your nose – especially when you think you are doing well.- Bente Borsum
The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat the feat at someone's bidding. -John F. Carlson
An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible. -Robert Henri
Art seems to me to be a state of soul more than anything else. -Marc Chagall
Anyone have one to add?
Thank you for posting the lovely quotes, this is one of my favs.
ReplyDelete"He who works with his hands is a laborer, he who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman, he who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist." (St. Francis of Assis, or Louis Nizer)
this one too.
"Dreams are the touchstone of our character." Thoreau
Rebecca fellow artist,
Btw your art work is beautiful, and I wish you great success.