A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. ~Michelangelo~

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision. ~James Whistler~

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
~Khalil Gibran~

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~