The man who has honesty, integrity, the love of inquiry, the desire to see beyond, is ready to appreciate good art.
There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself.
I have heard it very often said that an artist does not need intelligence, that his is the province of the soul
Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.
The reason for the survival of the award system is purely commercial.
Strokes carry a message whether you will it or not. The stroke is just like the artist at the time he makes it. All the certainties, all the uncertainties, all the bigness of his spirit and the littlenesses are in it.
The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.
There has never been a painting that was more beautiful than nature. The model does not unfold herself to you, you must rise to her. She should be the inspiration for your painting. No man has ever over-appreciated a human being.
Self-acquainta nce is a rare condition.
The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.
Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.
In great art there is no beginning and end in point of time. All time is comprehended.
To paint is to know how to put nothing on canvas, and have it look like something when you stand back.
The fun of living is that we have to make ourselves, after all.
Painting should never look as if it were done with difficulty, however difficult it may actually have been.
The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea
In a tree there is a spirit of life, a spirit of growth and a spirit of holding its head up.
Lines are results, do not draw them for themselves.
If you do not act on a suggestion at first, you grow dull to its message.
A mountain seen in the haze of distance must nevertheless look a solid heavy mountain.
Count on big lines to express your ideas.
I am interested in the size of your intention. It is better to overstate the important than to understate it.
If you work from memory, you are most likely to put in your real feeling.
By my teaching I hope to inspire you to personal activity and to present your vision.
The model is not to be copied, but to be realized.
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