The artist has to be something like a whale swimming with his mouth wide open, absorbing everything until he has what he really needs.
Romare BeardenPainting and art cannot be taught. You can save time if someone tells you to put blue and yellow together to make green, but the essence of painting is a self-disciplined activity that you have to learn by yourself.
Romare BeardenYou should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from.
Romare Bearden