"In most natural scenes there is a prevailing……" — Walter J. Phillips
"In most natural scenes there is a prevailing colour, which the landscape painter must learn to identify, and which must prevail also in a slightly exaggerated form, in his painting, for the sake of truth, harmony and unity."
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80 Quotes by Walter J. Phillips
Walter J. Phillips has 80 quotes on this site.
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Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.
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Appreciation is the breath of life to the creative artist, and in spite of modern conditions, there is enough abroad…
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Universal appreciation of art... belongs to those countries and those ages which are not, or were not, ruled by materialism.…
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Beauty may be perceived in any scene by one with sympathy and understanding. Beauty is in the mind.
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Drawing is the representation of form - the graphic expression of a visual experience.
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The play of sunlight is amusement enough for a lazy man...
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The student's ambition should be to become a painter's painter, rather than a popular painter. The approbation of fellow artists…
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When spring is here the sketcher begins to look over his equipment and relishes in anticipation the soothing hours he…
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The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.
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The artist reserves the right to remove a blot on the landscape, to change positions of things, to suit his…
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The character of the subject must influence the choice of the method of its representation.
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The true artist and the sane collector never will tolerate insincerity and impudence.
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More Colour Quotes
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The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
— Benjamin Banneker
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Have you seen the roses? There's a whole lot of colours.
— Syd Barrett
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I don't tend to do much with my lips. My lips are naturally very pink, so if I add any…
— Kate Beckinsale
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Clairvoyants can see flashes of colour, constantly changing, in the aura that surrounds every person: each thought, each feeling, thus…
— Annie Besant
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I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don't have the talent for painting,…
— Jacqueline Bisset
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I loved playing football. In this particular match the ball happened to hit my right eye, the only one which…
— Andrea Bocelli
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U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and…
— Bono
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Nothing can happen nowhere. The locale of the happening always colours the happening, and often, to a degree, shapes it.
— Elizabeth Bowen
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I wish myself to be a prop, if anything, for my songs. I want to be the vehicle for my…
— David Bowie
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I remember being on a black-and-white set all day and then going out into daylight and being amazed by the…
— Jeff Bridges
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I've handled colour as a man should behave. You may conclude that I consider ethics and aesthetics as one.
— Josef Albers
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When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours…
— Steve Buscemi
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