#paint

The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work. ↗

— Lucian Freud

#him #his #needs #obsession #painter

I am only interested in painting the actual person, in doing a painting of them, not in using them to some ulterior end of art. For me, to use someone doing something not native to them would be wrong. ↗

— Lucian Freud

#am #art #doing #end #i

The paintings that really excite me have an erotic element or side to them irrespective of subject matter. ↗

— Lucian Freud

#excite #irrespective #matter #me #paintings

When I look at a body it gives me choice of what to put in a painting, what will suit me and what won't. ↗

— Lucian Freud

#choice #gives #i #look #me

Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times. ↗

— Lady Gaga

#actor #artist #great #me #musician

I have always enjoyed drawing and painting but I don't always find the time to do much these days. ↗

— Kirsty Gallacher

#days #drawing #enjoyed #find #i

There's certainly pressure to find your audience early. You need to paint the picture, but it's tough trying to find the balance between a show that people can tune in on any given week while still grabbing the people who are there every week. ↗

— Jorge Garcia

#audience #balance #between #certainly #early

I grew up loving horses. I was relatively obsessed, starting with my rocking horse at age 2, all the way through my painting and drawing phase. ↗

— Diane Lane

#drawing #grew #horse #horses #i

I do real paintings, you know. I'm a little messy in the studio, so I'm a bit of a danger. But I just adore it. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#bit #danger #i #i do #just

Why should I paint dead fish, onions and beer glasses? Girls are so much prettier. ↗

— Marie Laurencin

#dead #fish #glasses #i #much