--- title: "3 Milford Zornes Quotes - Famous Painter (A Journey to Nicaragua)" description: "James Milford Zornes was an American watercolor artist and teacher known as part of the California Scene Painting movement. Browse 3 Milford Zornes quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-angie-langley-68273.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Milford Zornes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-angie-langley-68273.jpg) # Milford Zornes (1908–2008) Painter United States **3** quotes in **44** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Milford Zornes was a painter from the United States, best known for *A Journey to Nicaragua*. ## Quick Facts About Milford Zornes Born January 25, 1908 Died February 24, 2008 Nationality United States Profession Painter Notable works A Journey to Nicaragua ## About Milford Zornes James Milford Zornes was an American watercolor artist and teacher known as part of the California Scene Painting movement. ## Quotes by Milford Zornes > [For years, I went around the world looking and then painting, but now I have to think first and then paint. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milford-zornes/for-years-i-went-around-the-world-looking-and-then-painting-but-now-i/) Milford Zornes [Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/665/milford-zornes-85492_around-the-world_for-years-i-went-around-the-world-lookin_621229.png) > [When I'm teaching, I tell the story of this painting for two reasons. First of all, if you want a good solid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milford-zornes/when-i-m-teaching-i-tell-the-story-of-this-painting-for-two-reasons/) Milford Zornes [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29e/milford-zornes-85492_artist_when-i-m-teaching-i-tell-the-story-of-th_759495.png) > [All art is abstract, because art is an abstraction of the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milford-zornes/all-art-is-abstract-because-art-is-an-abstraction-of-the-truth/) Milford Zornes [Abstract](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstract/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/229/milford-zornes-85492_abstract_all-art-is-abstract-because-art-is-an-ab_2310102.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milford-zornes/#itemlist", "name": "Milford Zornes Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For years, I went around the world looking and then painting, but now I have to think first and then paint. 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