If You Work From Memory,

It Is Harder To See Than It Is To Express. The Whole Value Of Art Rests In The Artist's Ability To See Well Into What Is Before Him.

Good Composition Is Like A Suspension Bridge; Each Line Adds Strength And Takes None Away... Making Lines Run Into Each Other Is Not Composition. There Must Be Motive For The Connection. Get The Art Of Controlling The Observer – That Is Composition.

In A Tree There Is A Spirit Of Life, A Spirit Of Growth And A Spirit Of Holding Its Head Up.

To Paint Is To Know How To Put Nothing On Canvas, And Have It Look Like Something When You Stand Back.

Beauty Is An Intangible Thing; Can Not Be Fixed On The Surface, And The Wear And Tear Of Old Age On The Body Cannot Defeat It. Nor Will A "pretty" Face Make It, For "pretty" Faces Are Often Dull And Empty, And Beauty Is Never Dull And It Fills All Spaces.