“A fresh river in a beautiful meadow
Imagined in his mind
The good Painter, who would some day paint it”
"The Transformation of Martin Lake", epigram, p. 130
City of Saints and Madmen (2001–2004)
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“A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.”
Addressing an audience at Carnegie Hall, as quoted in The New York Times (11 May 1967); often this is quoted without the humorous final sentence.
Context: A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence.
“August: The Green Pasture”, p. 51.
A Sand County Almanac, 1949, "August: The Green Pasture," "September: The Choral Copse," "October: Smoky Gold," and "October: Red Lanterns"
“A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears.”
What Are Masterpieces and Why Are There So Few of Them (1936), Afterword of a later edition
Composition for his own tomb inscription, as quoted in Lin Yutang's The Importance of Living (1940), p. 411
Quoted in Brian Sherwin, "Art Space Talk: James Rosenquist," http://www.myartspace.com/blog/2008/04/art-space-talk-james-rosenquist.html myartspace.com (2008-04-04)
In 1957; p. 33
before 1960, "Yves Klein, 1928 – 1962, Selected Writings"
As quoted in The Quotable Artist (2002) by Peggy Hadden, p. 71.
As quoted in The Quotable Artist (2002) by Peggy Hadden, p. 72.
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Variant: They who are compelled to paint by force, without being in the necessary mood, can produce only ungainly works, because this profession requires an unruffled temper.