Every Time I Paint A Portrait I

The Thicker You Paint, The More It Flows.

Cultivate An Ever-continuous Power Of Observation. Wherever You Are, Be Always Ready To Make Slight Notes Of Postures, Groups And Incidents.

The Habit Of Breaking Up One's Colour To Make It Brilliant Dates From Further Back Than Impressionism - Couture Advocates It In A Little Book Called 'causeries D'atelier' Written About 1860 - It Is Part Of The Technique Of Impressionism But Used For Quite A Different Reason.

It Is Certain That At Certain Times Talent Entirely Overcomes Thought Or Poetry.

I Don't Dig Beneath The Surface For Things That Don't Appear Before My Own Eyes.