I don't think you can lightly paint a picture. It's an activity I take very seriously. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes activity lightly paint
My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldn't be able to say anything. Howard Hodgkin languagelose Change image and share on social
A painting is finished when the subject comes back, when what has caused the painting to be made comes back as an object. Howard Hodgkin backcausefinish Change image and share on social
I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself. Howard Hodgkin devoutlyexpecthappy Change image and share on social
If a man made himself an expert in any particular branch of human activity, there would result the strong tendency that a peculiar aptitude towards the same branch would be found among some of his descendants. Sidney Lanier activityaptitudebranch share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded. Howard K. Smith americacabledisregard Change image and share on social
