" A portrait, to be a work of Art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter . . . To depict a figure one must not paint the figure; one must paint it's atmosphere. "

~~ Umberto Boccioni ~~

" Imagine someone pointing to a spot in the iris in a face by Rembrandt and saying 'the wall in my room should be painted this color'. "

~~ Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~

" Painting is founded on the heart, controlled by the head. "

~~ Paul Cezanne ~~

" Painting is just like making an after-dinner speech. If you want to be remembered, say one thing and stop. "

~~ Charles Hawthorne ~~

" Painting isn't so difficult if you don't know . . . but when you do . . . it is quite a different matter! "

~~ Edgar Degas ~~

" An artist should paint as if in the presence of God. "

~~ Michelangelo Buonarroti ~~