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A curved line is the loveliest distance between two points. (Anonymous)
The line that describes the beautiful is elliptical. It has simplicity and constant change. It cannot be described by a compass, and it changes direction at every one of its points. (Rudolf Arnheim)
Speaking of line, what artist of line was ever able to find more depth and volume than Hirschfeld? He was an illustrator and a caricaturist, but first and foremost, an artist. (Bill Cannon)
There is a curious tendency in the human mind to imagine it sees a continuation of any line when it knows that the object is continuous, and this is a tendency against which the artist should be particularly on his guard. (John Collier)
Can a line be so important? (Edward J. Fraughton)
The essence of drawing is the line exploring space. (Andy Goldsworthy)
Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out. (Robert Henri)
Lines are results, do not draw them for themselves. (Robert Henri)
Count on big lines to express your ideas. (Robert Henri)
Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental. (William Hogarth)
The serpentine line, or the line of grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along the continuity of its variety. (William Hogarth)
Everything starts from a dot. (Wassily Kandinsky)
A line is a dot that went for a walk. (Paul Klee)
A curved line for beauty, a straight line for duty. (Violet Linton)
Remember, a line cannot exist alone; it always brings a companion along. Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume. (Henri Matisse)
It is possible that, through horizontal and vertical lines constructed with awareness, but not with calculation, led by high intuition, and brought to harmony and rhythm, these basic forms of beauty, supplemented if necessary by other direct lines or curves, can become a work of art, as strong as it is true. (Piet Mondrian)
-on etching...
I use as sensitive a line as possible when I draw on the plate. (Jay Moore)
I sometimes just take the line for a walk... (Jenny Newbound)
If you remove these lines in the painting, the colors are no longer effective. (Henri Rousseau)
The interest and the feelings are not due to colors; the lines of a painting that move us move us even more in a print. (Henri Rousseau)
Lines create an experience beyond the literal. There is so much potential in losing and finding the line again. Like letting go and being awakened. Lines, like music, create potential for mystery. (Linda Saccoccio)
Line is the most powerful device of drawing. (John Sloan)
Get into the habit of thinking that you are drawing two forms, one on either side of the line. (Leon Polk Smith)
Line is so versatile – you can do a fine, tight, closely observed description or simply put a line around an idea – like a cartoonist. (Stan Smith)
My line is childlike but not childish. It is very difficult to fake... to get that quality you need to project yourself into the child's line. It has to be felt. (Cy Twombly)
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