#paintings

I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings. ↗

— Balthus

#attempt #best #better #even #find

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people. ↗

— Jean-Michel Basquiat

#best #completely #ever #had #i

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing. ↗

— John Dyer

#artist #artists #been #drawing #early

My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect. ↗

— John Dyer

#artist #been #books #different #does

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have. ↗

— Chuck Close

#clearer #decisions #i #i think #just

I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#get #i #own #paintings #powerful

I am planning a one-man art show of original Batman oil paintings that I will show in New York City. ↗

— Bob Kane

#art #batman #city #i #i am

You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings, you know, pending where the show was being held. You did submit work to be accepted. Once you were accepted that was it. You did your own selection of what went in. ↗

— Lee Krasner

#being #could #did #held #how

Dwight is a sad clown. You've seen those paintings of sad clown. ↗

— Rainn Wilson

#dwight #paintings #sad #seen #those

Picasso's always been such a huge influence that I thought when I started the cartoon paintings that I was getting away from Picasso, and even my cartoons of Picasso were done almost to rid myself of his influence. ↗

— Roy Lichtenstein

#always #away #been #cartoon #cartoons