“An artist is an explorer.” — Henri Matisse

“Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.” — Chuck Close

“Original artistic invention demands that even the inventor be surprised.” — Judith Schaechter

“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” — Neil Gaiman

“Drawing is exercise for a restless imagination.” — Tim Burton

“A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.” — Leonardo da Vinci

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.” — Pablo Picasso

“Art is a line around your thoughts.” — Gustav Klimt

“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” — Kandinsky

“Art is not what you see but what you make others see.” — Edgar Degas

“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” — Rene Magritte

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” — Pablo Picasso