Norman Rockwell Quotes About Painting

Quotes about: Painting

• The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.

  Norman Rockwell

  Life, Moving On, Travel

  "A Rockwell Portrait : An Intimate Biography". Book by Donald Walton (p. 251), 1978.

• It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president.

  Norman Rockwell

  Artist, President, Painting

• The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it.

  Norman Rockwell

  Country, Artist, Years

• I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.

  Norman Rockwell

  Stars, Artist, Hard Times

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