1."I am not an artist. I am a messenger who is bringing back beautiful memories of a world unspoiled by progress." - Nicholas Roerich
2."The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." - Helen Keller
3."The goal is not to make art, but to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable." - Robert Henri
4."The power of a painting lies in its ability to convey the intangible." - John Constable
5."The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands." - Leonardo da Vinci
6."Nature is my springboard. From her, I get my initial impetus. I have tried to relate the visible drama of mountains, trees, and bleached fields with the fantasy of wind blowing and changing colours and forms." - Edward Hopper
7."The landscape is like being in the presence of the divine." - Paul Cézanne
8."The first thing the painter must do is to become a person of the world, to live in the world, and to be concerned with the world." - Hans Hofmann
9."Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty." - John Ruskin
10."I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart." - Vincent van Gogh
11." The artist is not a special kind of person; rather each person is a special kind of artist." - Ansel Adams
12." The painting has a life of its own." - Jackson Pollock
13."The landscape is a fact of life, but it is also an art." - Fairfield Porter
14." The landscape is always the star. The figure is just something that happens to be in it." - Edward Hopper
15."The canvas is a living thing, with a life of its own." - David Hockney
16."The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery." - Francis Bacon
17."Nature is my muse and my canvas." - John Singer Sargent
18."The landscape is a revelation of the divine mind." - John Constable
19."The landscape painter is always in the midst of a grand and beautiful world." - John Singer Sargent
20."The landscape is a living, breathing entity that speaks to us in its own language." - John Constable