Every Time I Paint A Portrait I

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.

No Small Dabs Of Colour - You Want Plenty Of Paint To Paint With.

Color Is An Inborn Gift, But Appreciation Of Value Is Merely Training Of The Eye, Which Everyone Ought To Be Able To Acquire.

You Can't Do Sketches Enough. Sketch Everything And Keep Your Curiosity Fresh.

A Portrait Is A Painting With Something Wrong With The Mouth.