Learn technique; have full command to the extent of not being conscious of how it is done. When craftsmanship has been developed,… — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
Most important... develop your technical ability. You are handicapped if you do not develop well enough to hold the subconscious process so as not… — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
If you paint from 35mm Kodachrome, you end up with a 4x5 foot Kodachrome! — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
Once you set out to copy another painter you can never be more than number two. — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
Art is more than a product of your efforts - it should be about feeling, life, attitude, soul. — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
Watercolor is like life. Better get it right the first time--you don't get a second chance! — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
There is no one just like you, and there never will be anyone just like you, so there's no reason not to be original. — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
All students need to know about color is the basic color wheel and complimentary colors. There are many books on color theory; do not… — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
First trust your eyes... then check by rules. Many times something else is happening, and the rules will not apply. — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
Contrast warm to cool. Make color sing, ring like a bell. Work from big to small. — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
The most horrible question students ask: 'How do you paint copper?' 'How do you paint flesh or glass?' You paint everything the same way:… — Sergei Bongart Copy Share Image
