Boat Quote by John French Sloan

Painting is drawing, with the additional means of color. Painting without drawing is just 'coloriness,' color excitement. To think of color for color's sake…

— John French Sloan

The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.

— John French Sloan

You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical…

— John French Sloan

Be sensitive to the qualities inherent in the medium. Paint honestly and avoid tricks.

— John French Sloan

Assimilate all you can from tradition and then say things in your own way.

— John French Sloan

Don't be afraid to borrow. The great men, the most original, borrowed from everybody.

— John French Sloan

When painting a landscape it is desirable to walk through the clumps and around the bushes, around the trees, the houses and the rocks.…

— John French Sloan

...in the habit of watching every bit of human life I can see about my windows, but I do it so that I am…

— John French Sloan

The subject may be of first importance to the artist when he starts a picture, but it should be of least importance in the…

— John French Sloan

When you draw a crowd of people in a street or room or landscape, decide whether you want to say that the people dominate…

— John French Sloan

To play your colors by eye is worse than playing the piano by ear.

— John French Sloan

The important thing is to keep on drawing when you start to paint. Never graduate from drawing.

— John French Sloan