I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Quote by Pablo Picasso

Topics: Painting Quotes

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more...

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain...

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

For me there are only two type of women: goddesses and doormats.

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is...

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

What is a face, really? Its own photo? Its make-up? Or is it a face...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

The artist is a receptacle for the emotions that come from all over the place:...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

Paint a rainbow inside of you, paint a rainbow, let your smile shine through. When...

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to...

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

The people who make art their business are mostly imposters.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth...

The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth...

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.