79 Quotes by Norman Rockwell

Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven’t been around that long. Not quite.

The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest of my life. So I’d whip out the paints and really go to it.

It wouldn’t be right for me to clown around when I’m painting a president.

Everyone in those days expected that art students were wild, licentious characters. We didn’t know how to be, but we sure were anxious to learn.

You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you’ll get a natural expression.

I know of no painless process for giving birth to a picture idea. When I must produce, I retire to a quiet room with a supply of cheap paper and sharp pencils; my brain knows it’s going to take a beating.

I’ll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I’d like to.