Francisco de Goya

“Always lines, never forms! But where do they find these lines in nature? For my part I see only forms that are lit up and forms that are not.”

“The sleep of reason produces monsters.”

“Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.”

“I have had three masters: Nature, Velázquez, and Rembrandt.”

“I see only forms that are lit up and forms that are not. There is only light and shadow.”

“In art there is no need for color; I see only light and shade. Give me a crayon, and I will paint your portrait.”