If you love painting captions or quotes, this post is for you. You’re going to love the creative styles featured in this collection. A few of them will broaden your horizons, and others will give you a fresh perspective on things.
Painting Captions and Quotes for Instagram
• The most beautiful paintings are those which exist only in our minds.
• If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.
• A great painting is a point of departure to other thoughts
• Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life. – Pablo Picasso
• I am seeking. I am striving. I am in it with all my heart. -Vincent van Gogh
• There is nothing in this world of art like the songs mother used to sing.
• A picture is a poem without words.
• When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.
• Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. -Barbara Bush
• Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
• The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak
• Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is a painting that is felt rather than seen.
• ‘Art is the only way to run away without leaving home’ by Twyla Tharp #artquote
• “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” Leonardo da Vinci
• The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. – Pablo Picasso
• There are no rules in art. Art is a way to break the rules.
• There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen. Break the rules, leave the world more beautiful than you found it.
• There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
• What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
• The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
• I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.
• The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
• Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
• “Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.” – Edgar Degas
• “The art of painting is the art of silence.
• Every time you paint in nature it’s an adventure.
• An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision
• “The artist is not a special kind of person, every person is a special
• Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness
• “The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
• Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
• The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
• The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
• A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts, and inspires.
• I am the artist of my own life, I have created a wonderful life for myself and with every stroke of my brush, I make more and more beautiful memories.
• Do not paint so you can be understood, paint so that you cannot be misunderstood.
• The Painter is a poet who by the nature of his talent, is an enemy of society.
• If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
• Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together -John Ruskin
• ‘I’m very attached to my red brush because I work mostly with reds.’ -Gerhard Richter
• “Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ― Rabindranath Tagore
• The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
• You can close your eyes to things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel.
• It’s never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday, try something different today. Don’t stay stuck. Do better
• You can never get enough of what you don’t really need.
• I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying
• The more contradictions you can combine, the better.
• I’m an artist that loves fall colors and I am looking for a cool caption for this painting.
• If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
• Art is giving a voice to the voiceless and we are the mouthpiece for all diversity.
• “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
• Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.
• I have to create. It’s something I have no control over.
• If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.
• If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.
• All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
• If you want to be a poet, you’ve got to paint in poetry.
• I have always painted my own reality. My vision has always been my strongest guide and I paint what passes in front of my eyes
• If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. – Vincent Van Gogh
• When you can’t get them out of your head, get them on your wall.
• Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
• “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
• There is no must in art because art is free.
• Somebody said: Art is a way of survival
• Art is the last form of magic left in the world.
• The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
• “A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” ― Hedy Lamarr
• I am a painter. I always carry paints and paints with me
• A painting is never finished — it simply stops in interesting places.
• Painting is a silent poem, said Simonides
• Every painting is a voyage into unknown territory.
• The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.
• The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
• Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air. -Emerson
• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
• Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
• Those who dance are considered mad by those who cannot hear the music.
• The best way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it.
• It is not easy to paint a picture, but it is hard to capture the beauty.
• “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
• When the artist rises in the morning, he should have only one thought in mind: to make beautiful things.
• A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the memories are priceless.
• I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
• A caption that gives you a sense of freedom: Blue skies, blue seas
• A picture says more than a thousand words.
• “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are.”
• “A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places.”
• “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
• “George Braque once said, ‘I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.
• Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together
• There is no abstract art, only an artist abstracting. I paint in order to remember. Don’t think about making art, just get it done.
• I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.
• The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.
• Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance
• If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
• Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
• I’m not a fan of the exercise. But I love paintball, so I force myself to run around.
• A good painting is like good cooking; it can be tasted, but not explained.
• The painting is not made to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.
• A picture is worth a thousand words, but the memories are priceless.
• The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
• Don’t let anyone ever dull your sparkle.
• The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.
• Creativity is a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.
• The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
• The earth has music for those who listen.
• Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. ~Leonardo da Vinci
• A painting is never finished, only abandoned.
• “Artists are people driven by the tension between the desire to communicate and the desire to hide.
• When I think about art I think about a kaleidoscope of colors
• “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” – Aristotle
• The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
• I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile.
• Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure
• “What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create.
• Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
• Just as a pint of water, painting can be calm; or it can be stormy.
• Express yourself by painting with any colors you like, no matter what others think
• When I paint, the sea roars. The others splash about in the bath.
• I don’t paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.
• Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
• In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
• Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.
• Hold on to your inner child as you grow old.
• The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
• The sun and the sand and a drink in my hand, with no bottom and no top, just like the sea.
• If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
• “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
• A painting is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places.
• If you asked me to paint the way I feel, I would paint this sunset every time.
• “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
• If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
• The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
• ”A picture is a poem without words.
• Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain.
• “I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.” Maya Angelou
• The world will always keep turning and the sun will always shine.
• “You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.”
• The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
• A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts, and inspires.
• Paint not only gives you a run in your career but also makes your soul dance with joy.
• Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo
• It’s important to paint with a brush as well as words, I don’t just see my work
• The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
• “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.
• In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.
• A picture is worth a thousand words, but the memories are priceless.
• The only time I feel at home, safe from the world outside and from my own mind, is when I’m creating.
• All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.
• Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise.
• You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have!