Patience Quote by Martin Gayford

“Great British painters, one might say, imitate the proverbial behaviour of buses. None come along for a century or more, then two at the…

— 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

“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