On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.

More Quotes by Jackson Pollock

I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

My painting does not come from the easel.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most modern painters work from a different source. They work from within.