All Charles Webster Hawthorne Quotes
- Be humble about it. Paint the color tones as they come against each other, and make them sing, vibrate. Don't ask me to look at… Ask
- The value of a canvas depends almost entirely on your mental attitude, not on your moral attitude; depends on what kind of a man you… Almost Entirely
- Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision it is the seeing of the thing that makes it so. Beautiful
- Each day has its own individuality of color. Color
- Get into the habit of doing what you see, not what you know. Human reason cannot foresee the accidents of out-of-doors. Accidents
- Try to do ugly things so that you make them beautiful... The more delicate the thing is in nature the more one must look for… Beautiful
- It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the… All
- Put variety in white. Colour
- See what you can do with your daring with color and your ignorance mixed with it. Color
- By having the big lines of the composition going out of the canvas, your imagination can wander beyond the edge. It will make it seem… Beyond
- Man-made things, buildings, boats, etc., we see more decidedly than the other things in a landscape. Boat
- A sketch has charm because of its truth - not because it is unfinished. Charm
- Study continuously, developing yourself into a better person, more sensitive to things in nature. Spend years in getting ready. Better
- If you are not going to get a thrill, how can you give someone else one? You must feel the beauty of the thing before… Beauty
- Put off finish as it takes a lifetime - wait until later to try to finish things - make a lot of starts. Finish
- Paint with freedom. It gives you more mastery of the nature of paint. Freedom
- Have as much fun as you can and don't feel that the edge of your canvas confines you - let your vision go right on. Canvas
- Keep this little canvas, it is a promise for the future. When I say 'keep this canvas,' I mean for the influence on yourself. When… Canvas
- In his attempt to develop the beauty he sees, the artist develops himself. Artist
- Realize the value of putting down your first impression quickly. Down