I Must Be More Sensible

I Could Paint For A Hundred Years, A Thousand Years Without Stopping And I Would Still Feel As Though I Knew Nothing.

Two Sittings A Day Of My Models And I'm Totally Exhausted.

The Louvre Is A Good Book To Consult, But It Must Only Be An Intermediary. The Real And Immense Study That Must Be Taken Up Is The Manifold Picture Of Nature.

Time And Reflection... Modify, Little By Little, Our Vision, And At Last Comprehension Comes To Us.

Shadow Is A Colour As Light Is, But Less Brilliant; Light And Shadow Are Only The Relation Of Two Tones.