{"quotes":[{"text":"Does anyone ask a painter -- even the painter himself -- why he paints? Now me, I painted... Used to... Whatever I saw that was beautiful. It had to be beautiful to me, through and through, before I would paint it. And I used to be a pretty simple fellow, and found many completely beautiful things to paint.But the older you get the fewer completely beautiful things you see. Every flower has a brown spot somewhere, and a hippogriff has evil laughter. So at some point in his development an artist has to paint, not what he sees (which is what I've always done) but the beauty in what he sees. Most painters, I think, cross this line early; I'm crossing it late.('To Here and the Easel', 1954).","author":"Theodore Sturgeon","tags":["artists-block","creativity","painters"],"id":29602,"author_id":"Theodore+Sturgeon"},{"text":"The artists are the most powerful ones, the creators, first are the painters, working without words, second are the music composers, and third are the writers.","author":"Robert Black","tags":["artists","composers","painters","writers"],"id":63610,"author_id":"Robert+Black"},{"text":"Lovers tend to be philosophical, achievers are practical.","author":"Amit Kalantri","tags":["achieve","achievers","amit kalantri","amit kalantri","business","business","corporate","corporate-world","hobby","human","humans","inspiration","inspirational","inspirational","love","lover","lovers","meeting","meetings","metaphysics","motivation","motivational","motivational","objective","objectivism","objectivity","paint","painters","painting","philosophical","philosophy","photographer","photographs","photography","photography","picture","pictures","practical","practicality","practice","pragmatic","pragmatism","romeo","tend-to","tend-to-be","wallpaper","wisdom","wisdom","works"],"id":82013,"author_id":"Amit+Kalantri"},{"text":"There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can't stand Picasso  those who can't stand Raphael and those who've never heard of either of them.","author":"John White","tags":["painters","painting"],"id":89035,"author_id":"John+White"},{"text":"Some day they will know what I mean.","author":"Tom Thomson","tags":["painters","painting"],"id":89758,"author_id":"Tom+Thomson"},{"text":"Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.","author":"Pablo Picasso","tags":["painters","painting"],"id":91467,"author_id":"Pablo+Picasso"},{"text":"If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.","author":"Edward Hopper","tags":["painters","painting"],"id":92594,"author_id":"Edward+Hopper"},{"text":"Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees  but what he feels  what he tells himself about what he has seen.","author":"Pablo Picasso","tags":["painters","painting"],"id":116886,"author_id":"Pablo+Picasso"},{"text":"If you're an artist, always keep at it, there will be someone out there who sees the universe and soul in what you've created. Maybe they can't afford it, but it calls them like the siren in a sea, and they've saved for months and scraped, thinking all the time about how one piece you made has moved them. You can change a person's moment with your work, don't forget that.If you're an author, someone out there has read your work. They've laughed with your characters. They've cried with them. They've escaped into your fantasy or memories, and they've been changed by you. Nothing they do afterward will be the same. You will forever make them different and who they will become. Please don't forget that.If you're a singer or musician, you inspire others. People sing when they feel great emotion. If you're one of those who bursts into song at a moment's notice, imagine what that can do to brighten someone else's day. People are listening. They see you, who you really are. They are feeling the magic of those moments with you. You never know who's life you can change. You never know who is listening. Never forget that.It doesn't matter what kind of magic you create, don't ever stop. There is beauty, pain, and so many other things that depend on you to continue. Never stop. Let the world see your magic. Perform your craft with all of the fibers of your being. Shine with your light. Edge with your darkness. Do what you must, but never stop. Your creations are a gift to the world, so give with all your might.You never know who might need it.","author":"Jennifer Megan Varnadore","tags":["artists","creators-of-magic","magic","musicians","painters","poets","singers"],"id":133756,"author_id":"Jennifer+Megan+Varnadore"},{"text":"The painter knew that color was not something you controlled but something you set free. He believed that color knew its way home.","author":"Thomas Lloyd Qualls","tags":["art","artists","artists-life","beauty","creativity","painters","painting"],"id":139687,"author_id":"Thomas+Lloyd+Qualls"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":56,"pages":6,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}