When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

—Vincent Van Gogh

I have had a very thin time of it these days. My money ran out on Thursday, and I have lived for four days on twenty-three cups of coffee.

—Vincent Van Gogh

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

—Vincent Van Gogh

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

—Vincent Van Gogh

I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

—Vincent Van Gogh

My painting does not come from the easel.

—Jackson Pollock

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

—Georges Braque

I paint with shapes.

—Alexander Calder

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

—Pablo Picasso

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

—Salvador Dali