--- title: "1 Years Took Quotes By E. J. Hughes" description: "1 Years Took quotes by E. J. Hughes. Plus more from E. J. Hughes and more Years Took sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/e-j-hughes-21207_awful_leonardo-s-mona-lisa-sure-would-have-los_2207305.jpg" --- > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/leonardo-s-mona-lisa-sure-would-have-lost-out-if-he-had-spent-only-2/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/e-j-hughes-21207_awful_leonardo-s-mona-lisa-sure-would-have-los_2207305.jpg) ## More by E. J. Hughes > [Unfortunately when I start to talk or when someone watches over my shoulders my pencil either stops or I draw meaningless lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/unfortunately-when-i-start-to-talk-or-when-someone-watches-over-my/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [The primitive style makes nature look like stage scenery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/the-primitive-style-makes-nature-look-like-stage-scenery/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [It takes more time to rework a painting than it takes to fill in the canvas in the first place. I wish I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/it-takes-more-time-to-rework-a-painting-than-it-takes-to-fill-in-the/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [I hope my work isn't dismissed by the critics as illustration or photography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/i-hope-my-work-isn-t-dismissed-by-the-critics-as-illustration-or/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [At present I am using a good sized bedroom in the 2 bedroom house here as a studio, and it is large enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/at-present-i-am-using-a-good-sized-bedroom-in-the-2-bedroom-house/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [It is... treading on dangerous ground to paint the picturesque as I am at times doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/it-is-treading-on-dangerous-ground-to-paint-the-picturesque-as-i-am/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [I felt landscapes would sell more readily, and not being equipped psychologically to be a teacher or commercial artist, that was important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/i-felt-landscapes-would-sell-more-readily-and-not-being-equipped/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [I am hoping that, with the added wisdom of old age, I can still look ahead for an improvement in tone, line, colour and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/i-am-hoping-that-with-the-added-wisdom-of-old-age-i-can-still-look/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [It feels much better to me to think that an artist is working to show his appreciation of what already has been created than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/it-feels-much-better-to-me-to-think-that-an-artist-is-working-to-show/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [I feel that when I am painting, it is a form of worship. I see how wonderful nature is and how wonderful art is...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/i-feel-that-when-i-am-painting-it-is-a-form-of-worship-i-see-how/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [The small figures that appear in my paintings are there only because they were there when I was working from nature on my preliminary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/the-small-figures-that-appear-in-my-paintings-are-there-only-because/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [It is definitely mostly due to the invention of the camera that all this design and emphasized paint quality have come into painting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/it-is-definitely-mostly-due-to-the-invention-of-the-camera-that-all/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/if-i-didn-t-have-a-conviction-that-a-serious-painter-can-portray/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/worry-about-the-thousand-and-one-details-entailed-my-one-track-mind/) [E. J. Hughes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-j-hughes/) > [One of the main reasons I paint is because I think nature is so wonderful. I want to try to get my feelings of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-j-hughes/one-of-the-main-reasons-i-paint-is-because-i-think-nature-is-so/) [E. J. 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