Grandma Moses Quotes

A collection of quotes by Grandma Moses.

Grandma Moses, born Anna Mary Robertson Moses, was an American folk artist known for her idyllic rural landscape paintings. She was born on September 7, 1860, in Washington County, New York. Beginning her artistic career in her 70s, her charming depictions of farm life and the changing seasons captured the attention of the art world. Grandma Moses gained widespread popularity during the 1940s and 1950s, and her works were exhibited in major galleries and museums. She continued to paint until her death on December 13, 1961, leaving behind a legacy of delightful and nostalgic artworks.

I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done a

I look back on my life like a good day's work, it was done and I am satisfied with it.

Grandma Moses


And life is what we make it.Always has been, always will be.

And life is what we make it.Always has been, always will be.

Grandma Moses

Life Inspirational

A strange thing is memory, and hope one looks backward, and

A strange thing is memory, and hope one looks backward, and the other forward one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day.

Grandma Moses

History

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains,

I paint from the top down. From the sky, then the mountains, then the hills, then the houses, then the cattle, and then the people.

Grandma Moses

Simplicity

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.

Grandma Moses

Life

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

Grandma Moses

Art