“I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.”
Salvador Dalí
“When i die i would rather be remembered for my accomplishments not my personality”
Kenneth waters Jr
“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
“Look for stories in the paintings. Identify objects. For instance, with a portrait, try to figure out if the person is wealthy, who they are and what they did by the clues in the paintings.”
Ellen Alvord
“Painting self-portraits without clothes on has also given me some publicity.”
Cleo Moore
“I don't do commissioned portraits and I don't paint college presidents. I can't imagine what kind of ego it would take to want to have a 9-foot-high picture of yourself.”
Chuck Close
“The portrait I do best is of the person I know best.”
Nadar
