Quotes About Art

I paint what I see, not what a camera would see.

An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.

It has been an honor to paint on stage and have my art grace the albums and stage sets of renowned musicians.

I think it would be really interesting to paint Obama.

I get up, and boy, I can't wait to paint and study music and keep learning. I just love it.

There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.

I've always had a certain fascination. It's basically paint what you know, and this is what I grew up with.

I paint a bit myself. My house in Clerkenwell has a room that is done up like a big installation.

I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much.

If I inherited a billion dollars and didn't have to work ever again, what would I do to fill my day? I'd paint, I'd write jokes and stories, and I'd hang out and chat to very interesting people.

If you want to learn how to paint, go to Caravaggio.

I paint as if I were Rothschild.

I paint stupid things; that's what I do. I can't think of anything more boring than a really beautiful thing. You have to mess it up. There has to be something a little kinky to keep their attention.

I want to paint something that's gorgeous, something that's perfect. So that it's full of sadness.

When I write music, these colors pop out of me. It's hard to describe, but basically when I write music, I paint, and I add colors, and I add notes.

My wife and I water color, paint water colors.

Sometimes I write what I can't paint, and I paint what I can't write. I use a different part of the brain.

But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not.

I can draw really well. And I like to paint. I'm a bit of an artist.

Whenever I really want to, I can paint. It kinda just goes by my emotions and feelings at the time.

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.

I paint as a way of looking for myself in the world.

I hope I will be able to paint as long as I live.

I like to paint pictures with words, 'cause I can't draw for anything.