“I'm an outdoor painter painting from life. All of my paintings are oil paintings. They are characterized by short brush strokes and bright light and use of complimentary colors.”
William North
“Most of our modern portrait painters are doomed to absolute oblivion. They never paint what they see. They paint what the public sees, and the public never sees anything.”
Oscar Wilde
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can”
Danny Kaye
“I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be a painter...”
Vincent van Gogh
“I would advise young artists . . . to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly . . . . If their painting doesn't improve by itself, it means that nothing can be done - and I wouldn't do anything!”
Claude Monet
“If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can't I paint you?”
David Gates
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”
Edgar Degas
