"The character of the subject must influence the……" — Walter J. Phillips

"The character of the subject must influence the choice of the method of its representation."

— Walter J. Phillips

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80 Quotes by Walter J. Phillips

Walter J. Phillips has 80 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Humility counts for much, but it may be that vanity does not dispossess that admirable quality.
Appreciation is the breath of life to the creative artist, and in spite of modern conditions, there is enough abroad…
Universal appreciation of art... belongs to those countries and those ages which are not, or were not, ruled by materialism.…
Beauty may be perceived in any scene by one with sympathy and understanding. Beauty is in the mind.
Drawing is the representation of form - the graphic expression of a visual experience.
The play of sunlight is amusement enough for a lazy man...
In most natural scenes there is a prevailing colour, which the landscape painter must learn to identify, and which must…
The student's ambition should be to become a painter's painter, rather than a popular painter. The approbation of fellow artists…
When spring is here the sketcher begins to look over his equipment and relishes in anticipation the soothing hours he…
The syllogism art for art's sake refers to that kind of painting which disregards, or is contrary to, public taste.
The artist reserves the right to remove a blot on the landscape, to change positions of things, to suit his…
The true artist and the sane collector never will tolerate insincerity and impudence.

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More Character Quotes

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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition… — Aristotle
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson

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