The essence of art is to recapturel the fantasy and the imagination of a child again, but without the innocence of a child.
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 BeardenThe artist has to be something like a whale swimming with his mouth wide open, absorbing everything until he has what he really needs.
Romare Bearden