Tag: artist quote

“To reach the goal of one’s ambitions must be tragic.” —N.C. Wyeth It doesn’t get much better than an N.C. Wyeth painting of a swaggering bunch of manly Englishmen standing about exuding bravado! 😀 Learn more about N.C. Wyeth.

“The object isn’t to make art, it’s to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” ”  —Robert Henri Learn more about Robert Henri.

“Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation.”  —John Singer Sargent Learn more about John Singer Sargent.

“I do not judge, I only chronicle.”  —John Singer Sargent Learn more about John Singer Sargent on Wikipedia.

“One can have no smaller or greater mastery then mastery of oneself.”  —Leonardo da Vinci Learn more about Leonardo da Vinci on Wikipedia.

“The true use of art is, first, to cultivate the artist’s own spiritual nature.”  —George Inness Learn more about Inness on Wikipedia.

“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”  —Michelangelo Learn more about Michelangelo on Wikipedia.

“An artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision.”  —James McNeill Whistler Learn more about Whistler on Wikipedia.