Paul Cezanne Quotes

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

Each one seems to be, in some way, essentially different from the others, and each is a surprise to me. I think that making books, or any kind of art, might also be like mining. The artist digs into his or her life and imagination and never knows what they'll find. That's the adventure.

I just want to stay creative, share my ideas and see where it all leads.

It's good to wander into the studio and walk out with something that's better than you'd imagined it to be. If everything was as you imagined it to be, it just wouldn't be as much fun.

I think the job of an original designer is to inspire.

Your creativity before it gets formed into words and songs is the actual substance. No one else can see it, right? Unless you give it the shape of a song or a painting or whatever.

No traveller ever sets out with so little idea of where he is going or how he is going to get there than an artist does. And no traveller ever gets to a more wonderful place.

It's hard to find things that haven't been said before or drawn before, but I'm trying.

All art is a kind of exploring. To discover and reveal is the way every artist sets about his business.

The act of composition is a series of discoveries.

an artist is always seeking revelation.

You hope that the ideas will come together. You just don't know. That's part of what I suppose is part of being brave and putting creative work out there.

An artist is an explorer.

Maybe some people, when they sit down to write their great novel or make their great record or paint their great painting, they have it all planned out in their head. But for me, it's never worked that way.

While drawing, I discover what I really want to say.

The best ideas come out of getting lost.

You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.

Artists are blessed to travel all over the world. They see the trends before they even come out.

A lot of our creative flow comes from a place of curiosity and exploration. It often feels like we're excavating and asking questions and not just giving answers but really just exploring.

If you follow the lead of the artists, they will take you places that you could never go on your own.

Inspiration takes many forms, but it's rarely pure.

Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.

I think that anyone who is in any way creative or is creating something, whether an architect or fashion designer, I think if you have the opportunity to create something that is fully you, it frees your mind and your spirit and gives you the opportunity to really find yourself.

Staying curious keeps me inspired.