Leonardo's Mona Lisa sure would have lost out if he had spent only 2 of the 4 or 5 years he took to complete it. It is thinking about him and Ryder, among others, that partly makes me feel so… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
Unfortunately when I start to talk or when someone watches over my shoulders my pencil either stops or I draw meaningless lines. — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
It takes more time to rework a painting than it takes to fill in the canvas in the first place. I wish I could… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
I hope my work isn't dismissed by the critics as illustration or photography. — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
At present I am using a good sized bedroom in the 2 bedroom house here as a studio, and it is large enough to… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
It is... treading on dangerous ground to paint the picturesque as I am at times doing. — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
I felt landscapes would sell more readily, and not being equipped psychologically to be a teacher or commercial artist, that was important. — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
I am hoping that, with the added wisdom of old age, I can still look ahead for an improvement in tone, line, colour and… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
It feels much better to me to think that an artist is working to show his appreciation of what already has been created than… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
I feel that when I am painting, it is a form of worship. I see how wonderful nature is and how wonderful art is...… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
The small figures that appear in my paintings are there only because they were there when I was working from nature on my preliminary… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
It is definitely mostly due to the invention of the camera that all this design and emphasized paint quality have come into painting. — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
If I didn't have a conviction that a serious painter can portray Nature more profoundly than the best colour photography, I'd probably give it… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
Worry, about the 'thousand and one' details entailed. My one-track mind has to be relieved of these worries completely or I cannot get started… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
One of the main reasons I paint is because I think nature is so wonderful. I want to try to get my feelings of… — E. J. Hughes Copy Share Image
