Quotes About Inspiration

There is nothing more beautiful than nature in the early morning.

Si realmente amas la naturaleza, encontrarás la belleza en todas partes

En ender rastlanan çiçeklerin açt??? yerleri bilirdi.

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, ill as I am, do without something which is greater than I, which is my life - the power to create. And if, defrauded of the power to create physically, a man tries to create thoughts in place of children, he is still very much part of humanity.

My dear sister, it is my belief that it is actually one's duty to paint the rich and magnificent aspects of nature. We need gaiety and happiness, hope and love. The more ugly, old, mean, ill, poor I get, the more I want to take my revenge by producing a brilliant colour, well arranged, resplendent.

Art is something which, though produced by human hands, is not wrought by hands alone, but wells up from a deeper source, from man's soul"_Page.268

one must never let the fire in one's soul die, for the time will inevitably come when it will be needed.

The more I am spent, ill, a broken pitcher, so much more am I an artist.

I do not say - far, very far be it from me to say - that I myself have the rayon blanc, but I am not ashamed to say that it exists, this White Light - and that I seek it, and only this do I consider simplicity.

If I can manage to paint the coloring of my own head, which is not to be done without some difficulty, I shall likewise be able to paint the heads of other good souls

L'arte è l'uomo sommato alla natura.

When all sounds cease, God's voice is heard under the stars.

It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.

Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.

I don't know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.

At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky. It often seems to me that night is still more richly coloured than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues and greens. If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expatiating on this theme it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky.

The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

and then, I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough?

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say 'he feels deeply, he feels tenderly' .