503+ Drawing Quotes to Keep Your Pencil Moving! (Images)

Drawing, an ancient art form, offers a profound way to express thoughts, emotions, and observations with simple tools like pencils and paper.

It captivates artists and viewers by allowing a direct glimpse into the creator’s mind and an intimate connection with the world.

Drawing Quotes captures this art’s essence, highlighting its power to articulate the ineffable, immortalize moments, and tap into our deepest selves.

These reflections, from various artists and visionaries, celebrate drawing as a joyous act of creation, a disciplined way of seeing, and a path of endless exploration.

They remind us of the unique ability to transform the complex into something simple and beautiful. Let these insights inspire you to engage with drawing, not just as a skill but as a means to connect with the world uniquely and expressively.

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Drawing Quotes

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” — Salvador Dali

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.” — Pablo Picasso

“Every artist was first an amateur.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” — Arshile Gorky

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” — Henri Matisse

“Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly discover the world.” — Frederick Franck

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” — Aristotle

“I would like to paint as the bird sings.” — Claude Monet

“Drawing is vision on paper.” — Andrew Loomis

“Drawing is the most basic form of mark-making.” — Juliette Aristides

“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul.” — Wassily Kandinsky

“Drawing is the language of the mind.” — Jeff Melvoin

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” — Salvador Dali

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” — Twyla Tharp

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is putting a line (a)round an idea.” — Henri Matisse

“Drawing is the best way to meditate while staying awake.” — John Berger

“Drawing is the mother of architecture.” — Le Corbusier

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” — Salvador Dali

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is the art of being able to leave an accurate record of the experience of what one isn’t, of what one doesn’t know.” — Jim Dine

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” — Henri Matisse

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” — Thomas Merton

“Drawing is the root of everything, and the time spent on that is actually all profit.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” — Twyla Tharp

“Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become separated.” — John Berger

“Drawing is the foundational skill of the artist.” — Trudy Friend

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly discover the world.” — Frederick Franck

“Art is a line around your thoughts.” — Gustav Klimt

“Drawing is the most effective way of communicating ideas.” — LeRoy Neiman

“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” — Oscar Wilde

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.” — Edgar Degas

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” — Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is the mother of architecture.” — Le Corbusier

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is the language of the mind.” — Jeff Melvoin

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” — Twyla Tharp

“Drawing is the root of everything, and the time spent on that is actually all profit.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” — Thomas Merton

About Drawing Quotes

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” — Salvador Dali

“The desire to draw is a desire to communicate with others.” — Louise Bourgeois

“Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly rediscover the world.” — Frederick Franck

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.” — Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is the root of everything, and the time spent on that is actually all profit.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” — Arshile Gorky

“Drawing is putting a line (a)round an idea.” — Henri Matisse

“Drawing is the language of the artists. Through it, they convey their thoughts and emotions.” — Rembrandt

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” — Henri Matisse

“The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Drawing is the cornerstone of everything.” — Albrecht Dürer

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” — Henri Matisse

“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.” — Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly rediscover the world.” — Frederick Franck

“Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” — Arshile Gorky

“The act of drawing is a kind of ritual discovery, a way of reordering the visible world into a sensible, coherent space.” — John Berger

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.” — David Hockney

“Drawing is vision on paper.” — Andrew Loomis

“Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become separated.” — John Berger

“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is a form of probing. And the first generic impulse to draw derives from the human need to search, to plot points, to place things and to place oneself.” — John Berger

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.” — David Hockney

“Drawing is a form of exploration. It’s about taking a journey into the Anonymous.” — David Leffel

“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” — Edgar Degas

“Drawing is the root of everything, and the time spent on that is actually all profit.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become separated.” — John Berger

“Drawing is vision on paper.” — Andrew Loomis

“The act of drawing is a kind of ritual discovery, a way of reordering the visible world into a sensible, coherent space.” — John Berger

“Drawing is a form of exploration. It’s about taking a journey into the Anonymous.” — David Leffel

“Drawing is the cornerstone of everything.” — Albrecht Dürer

“Drawing is a form of probing. And the first generic impulse to draw derives from the human need to search, to plot points, to place things and to place oneself.” — John Berger

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” — Henri Matisse

“The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.” — Vincent Van Gogh

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” — Salvador Dali

“Drawing is a way of thinking, a way of making decisions, a way of expressing one’s self.” — Michael Graves

“Drawing is a frame of mind, a loving embrace if you will.” — Susan Avishai

“Drawing is a way of thinking, a way of making decisions, a way of expressing one’s self.” — Michael Graves

Drawing Quotation

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” – Salvador Dali

“The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky

“Drawing is the fundamental source for all the visual arts.” – Jenny Saville

“Every artist was first an amateur.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.” – Vincent van Gogh

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” – Henri Matisse

“Drawing is the cornerstone of the visual arts.” – John Berger

“I draw like other people bite their nails.” – Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is the most direct and immediate of all the graphic arts.” – Eugène Delacroix

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression, a species of writing: it reveals, better than does painting, his true personality.” – Edgar Degas

“Drawing is the basis of art. A bad painter cannot draw. But one who draws well can always paint.” – Arshile Gorky

“Drawing is the discipline by which I constantly discover the world.” – Frederick Franck

“To draw, you must close your eyes and sing.” – Pablo Picasso

“Drawing is putting a line around an idea.” – Chris Ware

“Drawing is vision on paper.” – Andrew Loomis

“Drawing is the ‘bones’ of art. It’s where everything starts and it’s the most important thing when it comes to representing an idea.” – Ricky Gervais

“Drawing is the artist’s most direct and spontaneous expression.” – Edgar Degas

“The artist is the person who makes life more interesting or beautiful, more understandable or mysterious, or probably, in the best sense, more wonderful.” – George Bellows

“Drawing is the art of being able to leave an accurate record of the experience of what one isn’t, of what one doesn’t know.” – Jim Dine

“Drawing is a form of probing. And the first generic impulse to draw derives from the human need to search, to plot points, to place things and to place oneself.” – John Berger

“Drawing is giving a performance; an artist is an actor who is not limited by the body, only by his ability and, perhaps, experience.” – Marc Chagall

“Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.” – Henri Matisse

“I draw what I like, and I paint what I love.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir

“Drawing is the basis of everything. It’s the first thing you learn before you become an artist.” – Daniel Radcliffe

“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” – Edgar Degas

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.” – Salvador Dalí

“Drawing is not an exercise of particular dexterity, but above all a means of expressing intimate feelings and moods.” – Henri Matisse

“Drawing is not what one sees but what one can make others see.” – Edgar Degas

“Drawing is a way of coming upon the connection between things, just like metaphor in poetry reconnects what has become separated.” – John Berger