"This art of conservation is strength, and makes……" — John F. Carlson
"This art of conservation is strength, and makes the masterpiece a masterpiece. Otherwise, the man who simply brought all the different colors obtainable, and squeezed them out upon the canvas to give it 'full force,' would be the greatest master, instead of being merely extravagant."
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John F. Carlson
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24 Quotes by John F. Carlson
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A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it…
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The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could…
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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…
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We must not imitate the externals of nature with so much fidelity that the picture fails to evoke that wonderful…
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A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest…
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The eye and soul are caressed in the contemplation of form and colour. The subtle changes of colour over a…
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Rest assured that if you work every day at your art, using the materials nearest at hand, you will gradually…
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It is the ability to determine consciously what it is that interests him, and why, that differentiates the artist from…
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If you train yourself in memory work, you fearlessly attack and rearrange your material, for you can retain your original…
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The underlying principles or fundamentals should be so hidden away by the beauty they are eventually to support, that it…
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To the artist, the forest is an asylum of peace and dancing shadows.
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