In painting, as in the other arts, there's not a single process, no matter how insignificant, which can be reasonably made into a formula. You come to nature with your theories, and she knocks them all flat.

Quote by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Topics: Painting Quotes

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects;...

If the painter works directly from nature, he ultimately looks for nothing but momentary effects;...

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

I consider women who are authors, lawyers and politicians are monsters

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of...

Trying to force creativity is never good.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

I discovered that what's really important for a creator isn't what we vaguely define as...

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

The secret of art is love.

The secret of art is love.

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive...

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive...

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

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...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does...

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

You don't take a photograph, you make it.

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be...

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other...

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other...

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

Today is just a good day in disguise.

Today is just a good day in disguise.