There Is Force And Vitality

When An Artist Leaves His Work To Amuse People, He Loses His Time And Their Respect. If People Are To Be Amused By Artists, It Must Be By Employing Them In Their Legitimate Occupation.

The Artist Is An Interpreter Of Nature. People Learn To Love Nature Through Pictures. To The Artist, Nothing Is In Vain; Nothing Beneath His Notice. If He Is Great Enough, He Will Exalt Every Subject Which He Treats.

Don't Put Needless Expense Into Painting A Head! Don't Try To Match Tints! Rose And Pearly Colours Blend Into Each Other So That No One Can Unite Them If Painted Separately. Keep The Impression Of Your Subject As One Thing!

Painting Is The Only Universal Language. All Nature Is Creation's Picture Book. Painting Alone Can Describe Every Thing Which Can Be Seen, And Suggest Every Emotion Which Can Be Felt. Art Reaches Back Into The Babyhood Of Time, And Is Man's Only Lasting Monument.

It Gives A Fellow An Awful Shiver To Hear The First Shovelful Of Dirt And Gravel Rattle Down Upon The Coffin; But After It Is Covered, It Falls Gently And Makes No Sound. The Feeling Of Rest Is Perfect. There's No More Nagging, No More Pain!