Quotes About Inspiration

My process is really quite organic, and starting a painting is one of the best parts for me. I always start in quite a loose and free way. I often put down one ground colour to begin with and then play off that.

I'd rather create a miniature painting than a Taj Mahal of a book.

One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters.

If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.

If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.

I create music; I create painting; I create whatever I want to create. I create, what you say, clothes. I create, I don't know, dance move. I create anything.

I was always interested in the ocean and also in art. I had to figure out how to put the two together, but painting fish sounded boring.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

I've always loved painting and drawing. I wish I'd developed it more and exhibited.

I've been painting since I was a kid.

I love painting. I went to college in fine arts, and I still do it all the time.

I sometimes use a lot of light greens and greys when I feel there is sadness in the painting.

Well, I've been painting for years. I just started doing a lot more in the last couple.

So when I'm playing, I'm sort of painting a feeling in the air.

When I work alone, my process is like painting. With Fleetwood Mac, it's more like movie making.

Painting constantly appeared to me as the one and only possible achievement.

But, when I had this feeling and started painting sacred art, as I had this feeling to do, then it come to me: my problem is I'll get a lot of criticism and another problem is my work's not good enough to sell.

All my album artwork is body painting.

You know, painting has given me a lot of freedom, because for some reason, I've been able to paint things, organize things in a way that I see that don't have any buffers or compromises in them.

Easel painting means small painting.

Painting is not what my life is about, but it is very important to me, and I am very lucky to be able to give some time to it.

I've never made a movie to make money. I've never made a painting to make money.

Every time I started painting it was like a new experience, but they all came out the same.

I'm trying to get every man involved in art, into experimental music, or painting, or novel-writing.