I have heard of your paintings too, well enough; God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another.
William Shakespeare
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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.
Agnes Martin
All of the paintings belong to a private collection.
Martha Trask
We, the city of Deltona are honoring Mr. Marcus' demand. He is free to hang his paintings.
Roland Blossom
It's safe to say he literally has paintings hanging all around the world. The old mills Pittsburgh was known for are no longer there. His paintings depicted a lot that was never brought to light before.
Tim Worner
They can't run out of U.S. exposure. They have Treasuries, cash, the whole yield curve, corporate bonds that they can invest in. They can even invest in paintings.
Stephen Jen
It is easy to have a lot of paintings or projects hanging around that are 'almost done.'
Thomas Kinkade
I was very impressed with the paintings. The subject matter that she uses is very clear and her style of painting that I saw was something that really appealed to me.
Thomas Perry
At one point, she regretted it, but once she sold some paintings, she felt she had to continue.
Wendell Ott
He says, 'I've seen 50 million paintings, I know magenta,'.
Stephen G. Breyer
That's why people listen to music or look at paintings. To get in touch with that wholeness.
Corita Kent
Anton is such a fun artist, because his paintings are all about food, wine and sommeliers.
Paul Ferzacca
We'll be very happy to have these paintings on the walls again soon.
Tomas Rosander
I got a few books on tourist attractions, and I studied a National Art Museum book. I saw some of the real paintings. It's neat to see the real-life paintings up close.
Caroline Leland
Historic paintings used to focus on the history of a unit or company. Now, the focus is on what they are doing, themselves.
Rick Reeves
My inspiration came from the land, ... and, of course, from Paul Klee . . . and the poetics of his paintings.
Renzo Piano
I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
Samuel Johnson
I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.
Chuck Close
Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
Grandma Moses
This is the premiere exhibit. There's going to be about 123 works of paintings and sculpture. We're the only museum in the country getting the full show.
Deborah Stevenson
A lot of original paintings are in the big exhibitions, so we wanted to attract families, make it hands-on with interactive components that highlight what people learn about him.
Carolyn R. Rebbert
It's just a classy appearance, with a touch of modern mingling with the realism of the paintings.
Patsy Smith
As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying paintings.
Boris Pasternak
The auction will feature everything from prints to paintings and vases to wall ornaments.
Lisa Morrison
Hopefully someday his paintings will all be in one place.
Ross Olsen
I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people.
Jean michel Basquiat
These paintings are national treasures, but also international icons.
Jorunn Christoffersen
We are really very happy to have them come back year after year. The public really enjoys them. They normally bring 20 to 30 paintings every year. It's become expected.
Julia Allen
Paintings are like a beer, only beer tastes good and it's hard to stop drinking beer.
Billy Carter
The paintings tend to be reproduced more often.
Susan Kuretsky
I have done a number of large paintings, but nothing this large and nothing this time consuming.
Bill Sandusky
Those Degas paintings tell a story that's poignant and very dark.
Christopher Wheeldon
We're still hopeful but we are no longer that confident. The chances of finding the paintings diminish with time and already a lot of time has passed.
Jorunn Christoffersen
I'm an outdoor painter painting from life. All of my paintings are oil paintings. They are characterized by short brush strokes and bright light and use of complimentary colors.
William North
Ron always puts something quirky in his paintings that causes you to think.
Ann Divine
Painting is just like a guy playing an instrument; it's something to look forward to the next day. When I was painting in Dixon, I was out of the place . . . and I made some money selling paintings.
Harry Aleman
At first I thought you paint only when inspired, ... I'd do nothing, then I'd paint 10 paintings in a week. Then I'd fret.
Frank Mullins
A number of his paintings are made with charcoal. Kiefer shows not just destructive forces, but rejuvenation. The landscape is ravaged, but it will one day become very fertile.
Anik Fournier
I'm passionately involved in life: I love its change, its color, its movement. To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle.
Arthur Rubinstein
Fine wines, jewelry, Western furniture, and 19th century paintings.
Henry Howard
My favorite to make is the oil paintings. The colors blend better, but they take longer to dry and I just started using it.
Andrea Ward
And I make paintings that are totally different, and drawing is something different too. That way, I'm not limited, doing the same thing. There's always a thread of the artist in there, though. I just kind of make what comes out.
Robert Coghill
The trouble was that the people who stole the paintings didn't know what they had stolen. They got a little bit nervous.
Michael Bakwin
Collectors say, 'I hate reproductions. It's awful. Why would anybody do that?,' ... That's what they say officially. But behind the scenes they use our copies. On the walls they have our copies. All their paintings are in vaults.
Christopher Moore
To be alive, to be able to see, to walk, to have houses, music, paintings - it's all a miracle. I have adopted the technique of living life miracle to miracle.
Arthur Rubinstein
I usually just put hang my paintings in my house or give them to my family. I might sell some after the show. Commercial painting is just harder.
Andrea Ward
Abstract paintings must be as real as those created by the 16th century Italians.
Frank Stella
We'll be happy when the exhibition is over and the paintings can come back home.
Hank Martin
Even her oil paintings aren't ordinary by any means.
Ann Jaroski
I will put (the paintings) on the walls of my house, and in my safe when I leave. I was lax.
Michael Bakwin
You see, I thought of myself as making minimalist art like the music of Lamonte Young, or the paintings of Frank Stella.
Richard Foreman
I sit in my little corner and paint until, sometimes, late into the night. And I take my time. And I put a cross somewhere in everyone of my paintings. I do that because I thank God for everything. Without Him, I couldn't do any of this.
Helen Stewart
These paintings, these nice little pictures are banned? To me that is just way over the edge and yes, that made me angry. Oh, a Bible -- so what? It is art.
Lloyd Marcus
I like the paintings. I'm not saying I like all the individuals. But Clinton, Reagan, and George H. Bush I think they're three of my best ones.
Leonard Johnson
I keep painting on newspapers, maps, and books spending days in bookstores to look for old paintings and young painters.
Peter Malkin
There used to be nice paintings here, but you can see what the kids did. I'm constantly coming down here with a trash bag, cleaning up the garbage and the bottles.
Tom Fuhrman
Ours was a decision to get out of the picture business, ... It was not a decision taken cavalierly, nor was it market driven. Paintings are simply not part of our mission.
Paul Leclerc
I have sold a number of frames, several paintings, and a tiger maple stand.
John Gould
The fact that they made the movie from the paintings, to me, that's enough to turn my blood boiling hot.
Ross Olsen
I don't believe people should have such valuable paintings in their homes. These things belong in a museum. It's an awful responsibility.
Michael Bakwin
In a couple weeks we're gong to be doing a group of auctions to benefit the Tsunami Foundation. There will be 25 paintings by local artists from Indonesia.
Holly Macdonald korth
I like touch. I like to make twists and turns -- but I don't want (my paintings) to be too elegant.
Peter Plagens
You can carry paintings around under your arms for six months and not sell one; or, if you do, you get half of what you thought you would.
Larry Ashkie
I didn't sell a lot of my paintings, but I've done hundreds that I never took good records or photos of.. I lost them all to the fire.
Karl Hepner
I did a total of 66 paintings and here I was finally finding the way I wanted to paint.
Donna Hollen Bolmgren
Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality.
Diego Rivera
Cause and Effect/Opus Paintings.
Stephen Clark
These were not the type of paintings that make it into the coffee-table art books.
Dale Guthrie
Sometimes the paintings decide what they are going to be. That's fun. That means I'll be tapping into something good.
Ellen Thorsen
The paintings are moods, impressions of the life of the soul, and together they represent one aspect of the battle, between man and woman, that is called love.
Edvard Munch
We're still hopeful, but we are no longer that confident. The chances of finding the paintings diminish with time and already a lot of time has passed.
Edvard Munch
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