All My Compatriots Are Asses

People Think How A Sugar Basin Has No Physiognomy, No Soul. But It Changes Every Day.

I Lack The Magnificent Richness Of Color That Animates Nature.

Painting Is Founded On The Heart Controlled By The Head.

Painting, Like Any Art, Comprises A Technique, A Workmanlike Handling Of Material, But The Accuracy Of A Tone And The Fictitious Combination Of Effects Depend Entirely On The Choice Made By The Artist.

Optics, Developing In Us Through Study, Teach Us To See.