Make The Best Of An Emergency.

Cultivate An Ever Continuous Power Of Observation. Wherever You Are, Be Always Ready To Make Slight Notes Of Postures, Groups And Incidents. Store Up In The Mind... A Continuous Stream Of Observations From Which To Make Selections Later. Above All Things Get Abroad, See The Sunlight And Everything That Is To Be Seen.

I Do Not Judge, I Only Chronicle.

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

Every Time I Paint A Portrait I Lose A Friend.

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