Are you drawn to the beauty of Impressionist art? Do you love paintings that capture light, emotion, and the poetry of everyday life? Whether you’re an art collector, a creative soul, or someone rediscovering their love for art, these powerful quotes from Impressionist masters will move you and reconnect you to the beauty all around.

Naïma is a French artist from Normandy, inspired by the legacy of the Impressionists. In this post, she shares her favorite famous impressionist quotes that continue to guide her art and spirit.

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1. “I must have flowers, always, and always.” – Claude Monet

Monet’s love for nature is legendary. His garden in Giverny became the sanctuary where beauty bloomed freely...and it continues to inspire artists like me to this day. I am lucky that I visited his home in 1994 for the first time and later in 2020 which led me to finally follow my dream and become a full time artist!

Looking for French floral-inspired art? Explore my impressionist serie inspired by Monet’s vision.

2. “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar Degas

This quote beautifully captures the soul of Impressionism. It’s not about perfection, it’s about emotion.🎨

3. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” – Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Renoir reminds us that beauty outlives struggle. Every brushstroke is a promise of hope.

4. “I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.” – Mary Cassatt

Cassatt’s courage as a woman in art continues to empower us today. She made space where there was none. My paintings celebrate the sacred feminine and the wild woman. Explore the women & soul series.

5. “I don't think there has ever been a man who treated a woman as an equal and that's all I would have asked for, for I know I'm worth as much as they.” – Berthe Morisot

This powerful quote inspires my feminine art because it speaks to the core desire for equality and respect that many women feel. It fuels my passion to create work that honors women’s strength, worth, and the deep longing to be seen and valued fully. Through my art, I give voice to this powerful truth and celebrate the sacred feminine.

6. “Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” – Camille Pissarro

This quote speaks to the heart of my French countryside collection...dreamy landscapes, wildflowers, soft light. Bring the poetry of France into your space with original paintings from the French countryside series.

7. “There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.” – Édouard Manet

Manet helped birth a movement by seeing the world differently. Let his words inspire you to look again. My brushwork flows freely, capturing emotion and energy.

8. “Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.” – Alfred Sisley

Each canvas is a love letter. Every color, every flower, painted with care. Let yourself fall in love too. Find your next meaningful piece in the Romantic Art Collection.

9. “I want to paint the way a bird sings.” – Claude Monet

There’s no better description of artistic freedom. Paint like breath, like music, like joy.

My paintings are created in the spirit of flow, nature, and feminine grace. View the Soft Feminine Collection.

10. “A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” – Paul Cézanne

Cézanne reminds us that true art begins in the heart. It must be felt before it is seen.

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These quotes remind us that Impressionist painters didn’t just change the art world, they changed the way we see life.

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Much love from France

Naïma