"You cannot sit down and write about your own paintings. You have to paint them. That's the only way to express what you really feel"
- Odd Nerdrum
About this Quote
This quote by Odd Nerdrum emphasizes the value of doing something about it in order to reveal one's real feelings. He suggests that just blogging about one's own paintings is inadequate to truly reveal what one feels. Instead, he suggests that the only method to truly express one's feelings is to actually paint them. This quote speaks with the power of action and how it can be used to express one's true emotions. It likewise recommends that words alone are not enough to convey the full variety of feelings that a person feels. By painting, one can express their sensations in a manner that words can not. This quote encourages us to do something about it in order to express our true feelings, rather than relying entirely on words.
This quote is written / told by Odd Nerdrum somewhere between April 8, 1944 and today. He was a famous Painter from Norway.
The author also have 2 other quotes.
"I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays"
"When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it has nothing to do with actual art, I think that's all right"
"There was a village watercolour society and they'd come and paint in my field. I watched them from the window, the way they would struggle this way and that to find the perfect moment. God has made every angle on that beautiful, and I felt that tremendously"
