Quotes about Inspiration

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

One begins by plaguing oneself to no purpose in order to be true to nature, and one concludes by working quietly from one's own palette alone, and then nature is the result.

It must be good to die in the knowledge that one has done some truthful work and to know that, as a result, one will live in the memory of at least a few and leave a good example for those who come after. A work that is good may not last forever, but the thought expressed by it will, and the work itself will surely survive for a very long time, and those who come later can do no better than follow in the footsteps of such predecessors and copy their example.

If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it.

Lord, keep my thoughts green! That is something one should say over and over again.

Do go on doing a lot of walking and keep up your love of nature, for that is the right way to understand art better and better. Painters understand nature and love her and teach us to see. And there are painters who never do anything that is no good...

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? If you hear a voice within saying 'You are not a painter' then by all means paint — and that voice will be silenced.

I couldn't care less what the colours are in reality.

And then there are painters who never do anything that is no good, who cannot do anything bad, just as there are ordinary people who can do nothing but good.