All Robert Henri Quotes
- Look for echoes. Sometimes the same shape or direction will echo through the picture. Direction
- Each sensation is precious, protect it, cherish it, keep it. Never give it away. You must develop that balance which allows all of the world… All
- If the artist's will is not strong he will see all kinds of unessential things. All
- If you think of a school drawing while you work, your drawing will look like one. Drawing
- Do whatever you do intensely. Enthusiasm
- I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living. Art
- Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think. Beach
- A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods. Adopt
- Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free… Degree
- Don't worry about your originality. You couldn't get rid of it even if you wanted to. It will stick with you and show up for… All
- Art tends toward balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living – very good things for anyone to be… Anyone
- Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out. Call
- Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it. Dancing
- Because we are saturated with life, because we are human, our strongest motive is life, humanity; and the stronger the motive back of the line… Beautiful
- Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of… Art
- A common defect of modern art study is that too many students do not know why they draw. Art
- The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable. Art
- A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line. Contrasted
- There is no art without contemplation. Art
- Good composition is like a suspension bridge; each line adds strength and takes none away... Making lines run into each other is not composition. There… Add