I'm interested in locating the holy grail of the minimum means to express the most complex ideas.
Ben NicholsonNo one was more surprised than me when my paintings started selling, except maybe my dealer.
Chuck CloseI hate flowers - I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move.
Georgia O'KeeffeI had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at - not copy it.
Georgia O'KeeffeMy only objective is to paint a Christ so moving that those who see him will be converted.
Georges RouaultOriginality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.
Georges SeuratI actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.
David HockneyDrawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.
David Hockney