An artist is…

To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist. ~Robert Schumann

Any great warrior is also a scholar, and a poet, and an artist. ~Steven Seagal

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. ~Albert Einstein

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery. ~Francis Bacon

The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel’d to heaven is no artist. ~William Blake

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art. ~Paul Cezanne

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. ~Michelangelo