Do Whatever You Do Intensely.

Manet Did Not Do The Expected. He Was A Pioneer. He Followed His Individual Whim. Told The Public What He Wanted It To Know, Not The Time Worn Things The Public Already Knew And Thought It Wanted To Hear Again. The Public Was Very Much Offended.

A Weak Background Is A Deadly Thing.

The Ignorant Are To Be Found As Much Among The Educated As Among The Uneducated.

Do Not Expect Pictures To Say The Expected; Some Of The Best Will Have Surprises For You, Which Will, At First, Shock You.

Painting Should Never Look As If It Were Done With Difficulty, However Difficult It May Actually Have Been.