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“Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire.”

John Singer Sargent

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Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

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Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents.

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Cultivate an ever continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents. Store up…

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I don't dig beneath the surface for things that don't appear before my own eyes.

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It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry.

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Make the best of an emergency.

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You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

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