The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur in the South (of France) and they call a painter mad if he sees with eyes other than theirs

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Painting Quotes

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

Conscience is a man's compass

Conscience is a man's compass

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes...

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...