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A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it is a…
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The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat…
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In the anxiety to get beautiful colour harmony do not exhaust all combinations on one canvas.
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Good colour really means good taste; and 'powerful' colour means a reserve, to give a climax its full force, and not 'red,…
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We must not imitate the externals of nature with so much fidelity that the picture fails to evoke that wonderful teasing recurrence…
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A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily…
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The eye and soul are caressed in the contemplation of form and colour. The subtle changes of colour over a surface -…
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Rest assured that if you work every day at your art, using the materials nearest at hand, you will gradually discover such…
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It is the ability to determine consciously what it is that interests him, and why, that differentiates the artist from the art…
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This art of conservation is strength, and makes the masterpiece a masterpiece. Otherwise, the man who simply brought all the different colors…
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If you train yourself in memory work, you fearlessly attack and rearrange your material, for you can retain your original impression.
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The underlying principles or fundamentals should be so hidden away by the beauty they are eventually to support, that it would require…
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The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat…
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Those who are not conversant in works of art are often surprised at the high value set by connoisseurs on drawings which…
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When people meet me, they're often surprised - I talk a great deal.
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When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is…
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A lot of people have asked me whether I am a cynic or take a cynical view of politics and are often…
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