KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Milton Avery Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Milton Avery

Showing 1-4 of 4 Quotes by Milton Avery

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 colors and forms.

~Milton Avery

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The idea is in my head to put it down is nothing.

~Milton Avery

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I try to construct a picture in which shapes, spaces, colors, form a set of unique relationships, independent of any subject matter. At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused in me by the impact with the original idea.

~Milton Avery

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Why talk when you can paint?

~Milton Avery

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: March 7th, 1885

Died: January 3rd, 1965

Links

Find Milton Avery on Amazon

Related Authors

Kevyn Aucoin
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Edward Hopper
Georgia O'Keeffe
Yoko Ono
Jackson Pollock
Andy Warhol
Andrew Wyeth

Popular Authors

George Eliot Jeremy Irons Robert E. Lee Florence Nightingale Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Paul Sartre Desmond Tutu Andy Warhol

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1882 - Franklin D. Roosevelt

1775 - Walter Savage Landor

1781 - Adelbert Von Chamisso

1846 - F. H. Bradley

1866 - Gelett Burgess

1909 - Saul Alinsky

1912 - Francis Schaeffer

1912 - Barbara Tuchman

1912 - Barbara W. Tuchman

1919 - Fred Korematsu

Birthdays on January 30th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Age Anniversary Faith Happiness Health Marriage Money Power