“ Picasso and Matisse were the guys I wanted to get away from, and cubism is all still lifes. Their paintings are all closed drawings. And still life is a perfect form for that. By the mid-'50s, I sort of dropped the still life. The large picture was a way of getting around them, too. The abstract expressionists were also into the large form because it was a way of getting around Matisse and Picasso. Picasso can't paint big paintings. Matisse didn't bother after a certain point. Alex Katz Artist
“ The space that I can call mine.. is so small that my ideas have become small. I am like a caterpillar in a cocoon of paper; all around me are sketches for sculptures, small drawings that seem like moths fluttering against the windows, beating their wings to escape from this tiny space.. Every day the ideas come more reluctantly, as though they know I will starve them and stunt their growth. Audrey Niffenegger Writer
“ By drawing our senses of perception inward, we are able to experience the control, silence, and quietness of the mind. B.K.S. Iyengar Teacher
“ All my drawings always sort of looked funny even if I was trying to do serious stuff and express myself about grim situations. It was always cartoony. Barry Blitt Artist
“ If you're still drawing breath, God's not done with you yet. Don't quit. Be brave and believe God is for you. Beth Moore Evangelist
“ I've always been amazed by Da Vinci, because he worked out science on his own. He would work by drawing things and writing down his ideas. Of course, he designed all sorts of flying machines way before you could actually build something like that. Bill Gates Investor