Quotes About Paint

Often, contrasts bring art to life: the bright speck of paint on a dark canvas; the tightrope walk between humor and tragedy.

There were times when I'd go to lawyer auditions, and everyone's in a suit, and I'm covered in concrete and paint.

Z wie Zwerch. Eine lustige Farbe, bei der man schon lachen musste, wenn man sie nur sah. Oder hörte. Man könnte traurige Dinge damit anstreichen.

I'm taking an art class, and the nude model just quit. Because I like to finger paint.

It is really surprising what may be done in the home with a small can of paint, if you aren't careful.

as a luxury liner, it had been converted to wartime use; with blacked-out portholes and gray camouflage paint, it had

I shall have to adopt a disguise,' said Luke with a sudden grin. 'What do you suggest? Artist? Hardly—I can't draw, let alone paint.' 'You could be a modern artist,' suggested Jimmy, 'Then that wouldn't matter.

There's broadcasters that make me enjoy what I'm seeing because of their energy and how they explain what's happening and paint that picture.

I took it upon myself to paint a better picture of rural life and what it is all about.

I don't like acrylic because you can't get the density of color. And with each coat of oil paint, the surface gets better and richer.

I like to treat paint as material - to daub it, drop it, let it slide. There was Action Painting, but I also compare it to paint effects found on the streets. This approach is superimposed on a sculptural surface that is also 'painterly.'

I found that gloss paint suited me entirely, and its qualities still intrigue me. It's viscous and fluid and feels like a pool. It's highly reflective, which means there are layers of looking. You look at the picture, and you look at the surface, then you look at the reflection in the surface behind you, then you look at yourself.

Today we are searching for things in nature that are hidden behind the veil of appearance... We look for and paint this inner, spiritual side of nature.

Paint with freedom. It gives you more mastery of the nature of paint.

Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve.

Instead of art I have taught philosophy. Though technique for me is a big word, I never have taught how to paint. All my doing was to make people to see.

Poetry is an art that uses words to paint vivid pictures of perceptions and emotions.

The element of craftsmanship in poetry is obscured by the fact that all men are taught to speak and most to read and write, while very few men are taught to draw or paint or write music.

Une deuxième couche" was to make sure they gave another coat of paint to a wall

The 'renewed' mind is the canvas on which the Spirit of God can paint.

Mine is a quiet exploration—a quest for new meanings in color, texture and design. Even though I sometimes portray scenes of poor and struggling people, it is a great joy to paint.

For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children

I'm recording our history now on the bedroom wall, and when we leave the landlord will come and paint over it all.

As soon as you set yourself up in the position of transferring paint from one place to another, your whole culture invades you. It tells you all about the history of art.