I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldn't have to paint at all.
If they were starting their careers today, Rockwell and Picasso would probably both be painting on black velvet.
A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.
You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.
My father is a well known artist, Ted Dyer, who has been painting for many years. Our work is very different, but growing up surrounded by paintings, paints, easels and art books does have an effect.
I crave to be able to photograph the way a painter paints - in a loose, expressive way.
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.
If I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush.
Every good painter paints what he is.