Artist Quotes Quotes

“I am an artist, my hair is rarely tamed & sometimes I sleep till noon,
My house is messy and I speak to the moon.
I care less about the materials that I share with my world and more about the passion inside myself.
Im an artist, what more can you expect?
i am full of soul, love and all the rest.”
― Nikki Rowe

“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.”
― Vincent van Gogh

“Dance to the beat of your own drum; whether the world likes your rhythmic movements or not.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“As far as I know, every person has a dream. Every person is a born artist.”
― Neeraj Agnihotri, Procrasdemon - The Artist's Guide to Liberation from Procrastination

“Creativity is the brain's invisible muscle -- that when used and excercised routinely -- becomes better and stronger.”
― Ashley Ormon

“The world accommodates you for fitting in, but only rewards you for standing out.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a world full of daisies dare to be a rose.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“Love is an artist, painting souls with colors unseen by casual observers.”
― Aloo Denish Obiero

“Sometimes it takes the darkest of clouds to encourage everyone to seek shelter underneath the same tree”
― Ewan Cameron Black

“I don’t worry about finding myself. I worry about not getting lost.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Live, breathe, and most importantly, create, always”
― Lashon Byrd

“Artists always shine brightly in times such as these. During any tragedy or economic crisis throughout history, creative communities have always thrived in solidarity. And it will happen again. As the world crashes around us, we will get out our paints and pens.”
― Vanessa de Largie

“Artists face unique hurdles compared to other occupations. A large percentage of employment in the media and entertainment industry is either contract or freelance. Which means it’s more difficult for artists to access bank loans, credit cards, rental properties and capital.”
― Vanessa de Largie

“Learning the mechanics of drawing and understanding form, will give you the confidence to express your natural creativity.”
― Evan Clemitson, Basic Principles of Art for Foundation Phase Teachers

“A competent artist is never discouraged by the worn surface of a pencil's writing point; he/she always has the option of shaving away the worn surface to create a lovely detailed portrait.”
― Bruce Mbanzabugabo, The Inspirer, Book of Quotes

“I am hurt by seeing talented and skillful people not getting their breakthrough, appreciation and recognition they deserve.”
― De philosopher DJ Kyos

“Sanibel Island is an alluring paradox. A primordial landscape, buzzing with tourists. A tropical hideaway where storybook sunsets heal souls, and violent hurricanes destroy property. A cherished corner of Old Florida, in the midst of a modernizing metamorphosis. Where unfettered wildness thrives, even as ecological challenges mount. A dream place where I can explore the boundaries between coastal textures, the rhythm of nature, and the stuff of humankind; and create art that is honest and authentic.”
― Eric J. Taubert

“When I paint, I abandon myself to the intuitive process and enter a space of uncensored discovery.”
― Ellen Palestrant, Have You Ever Had a Hunch?: The Importance of Imagination, Fantasy & Creative Thinking

“It’s a peculiar thing...that the true origin of one’s desire to create, the initial kindling of inspiration, that first generative seed, is always more or less unknown. The source of one’s creativity seems to evade a clear-cut understanding. No clear analysis can be made. It’s too subjective, too multifaceted. An artist can recount their reasons for what might have given them the idea to paint, sing, or write about this thing or that, but it remains a mystery how one person can experience the strange, inexplicable wave that leads to an idea, and then is pushed further by an impulse to pick up a tool and give birth to that idea, while another person, simply, cannot.”
― Nettie Magnan, Dropseed: The Story of Three Sad Women

“Letting children fall is a part of parenting; and, showing kids how to stand right up takes a real artist.”
― Bert McCoy, A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt: Words and Wisdom for Daily Life

“There's a fine art to doing anything.”
― Bert McCoy, A Lil' Bert Can't Hurt: Words and Wisdom for Daily Life

“An artist brings words to life through images, while an author creates living images using words.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Only art can make a new world.”
― Artist Zakirul Islam Sohel”
― Artist Zakirul Islam Sohel

“Art is a Language of Peace.
Let's Draw a better world.
― Artist Zakirul Islam Sohel”
― Artist Zakirul Islam Sohel

“Picture-making should not be done from just the head or just the heart; both need to be involved.”
― Todd M. Casey, The Oil Painter's Color Handbook: A Contemporary Guide to Color Mixing, Pigments, Palettes, and Harmony

“I kept convincing him I
hear something and he kept thinking I was acutely diseased, I was
not only hallucinating but highly delusional. I chased music while
learning it just to find the similar rhythm it led me everywhere
except to that one rhythm which no one believes exists.”
― Miramoon

“The artist must create his works as though he would be the only soul to behold them, shards of his very self rendered into being. Otherwise he is simply an artisan, a merchant selling wares for coin at a market.”
― Ian St. Martin, Scions of the Emperor

“Silence isn’t the answer—the true path is knowing when and how to speak.”
― Mwanandeke Kindembo

“I would rather be called an artist than a politician.”
― Junfil Olarte

“You don´t know exactly what you'll find.”
― Genaro Strobel, Genaro Strobel: Size