Second world war Quote by Martin Gayford

“Most people feel that the world looks like the photograph. I've always assumed that the photograph is nearly right, but that little bit by…

— Martin Gayford

“Mental stamina is required too. All long-term projects require this ability to keep going after the first excitement, through periods of despondency.”

— Martin Gayford

“Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer, and clearer still. The image is passing through you in a physiological way, into your brain,…

— Martin Gayford

“Time is his luxury, and he is prepared to spend any amount that is necessary to get a picture right, which is another paradox,…

— Martin Gayford

“Would Turner have slept through such terrific drama? Absolutely not! Anyone in my business who slept through that would be a fool. I don't…

— Martin Gayford

“Only after seeing the winter, do you comprehend the richness of summer. This was a big theme, and one I could confidently do: the…

— Martin Gayford

“Being able to draw well’, he goes on, ‘is the hardest thing – far harder than painting, as one can easily see from the…

— Martin Gayford

“After I'd drawn the grasses, I started seeing them. Whereas if you'd just photographed them, you wouldn't be looking as intently as you do…

— Martin Gayford

“When you are drawing, you are always one or two marks ahead. You're always thinking, 'After what I'm doing here I'll go there, and…

— Martin Gayford

“Eight years ago, I wouldn't have painted this subject I'm starting now: a clearing filled with grasses. It would have seemed too much of…

— Martin Gayford

“There’s no hurt that’s equal to time lost.”

— Martin Gayford

“In London, too, there's always someone dropping in, but not here - it's too awkward a place to get to. I like people to…

— Martin Gayford