#paint

I seldom have my stuff up unless I'm testing it. If I'm worrying about a painting, I put it up and see if I detest it quickly or slowly. Otherwise I have things by other artists. ↗

— Jenny Holzer

#artists #detest #i #other #otherwise

I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't! ↗

— Jenny Holzer

#fabricate #finger #i #i think #joke

I'd paint long strips of canvas and abandon them on the beach, or put bread out in geometric patterns for the pigeons downtown. I wanted people to find something nice and intriguing to puzzle over. Then I'd go back to see if the things were still there, or if anyone would notice. ↗

— Jenny Holzer

#anyone #back #beach #bread #canvas

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet. ↗

— Horace

#anything #been #conceded #daring #fancy

I wanted to be an artist. I was studying art. I wanted to be a great painter. When I went into the Navy, there wasn't much to draw at sea. So I began writing, and I began reading a lot. ↗

— Evan Hunter

#artist #began #draw #great #i

Seeks painted trifles and fantastic toys, and eagerly pursues imaginary joys. ↗

— Mark Akenside

#fantastic #imaginary #joys #painted #pursues

It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible. ↗

— Josef Albers

#me #painter #safe #see #teacher

Simultaneous contrast is not just a curious optical phenomenon - it is the very heart of painting. ↗

— Josef Albers

#curious #heart #just #optical #painting

We must always take from nature what we paint and always choose the most beautiful things. ↗