Realist Painter

Famous quotes containing the words realist and/or painter:

“The realist lies for advantage. The fantasist lies to give his dreams a flavor of reality.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.”
—Henri Matisse (1869–1954)