L. S. Lowry Quotes

United Kingdom, Artist
November 1, 1887 – February, 23, 1976.

Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976) was an English artist. Many of his drawings and paintings depict Pendlebury, Lancashire, where he lived and worked for more than 40 years, and also Salford and its surrounding areas.

You don't need brains to be a painter, just feelings.

L. S. Lowry
- Brain
- Feelings
- Needs
I'm a simple man, and I use simple materials.

L. S. Lowry
- Men
- Simple
- Use

I'll always be grateful to rent collecting. I've put many of the tenants in my pictures.

L. S. Lowry
It was the only thing I had to do. I worked to get rid of the time, even now I work for something to do. Painting is a wonderful way of getting rid of the days.

L. S. Lowry
- Time
- Work
- Way
A bachelor lives like a king and dies like a beggar.

L. S. Lowry
- Marriage
- King
- Kings
If people call me a Sunday painter I'm a Sunday painter who paints every day of the week!

L. S. Lowry
- People
- Week
- Sunday
I am a simple man and I use simple materials: Ivory Black, Vermilion, Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre, Flake White and no medium. That’s all I’ve ever used in my paintings.

L. S. Lowry
- Men
- Black
- Simple
I saw the industrial scene and I was affected by it. I tried to paint it all the time. I tried to paint the industrial scene as best I could. It wasn’t easy.

L. S. Lowry
- Time
- Easy
- Scene