The Principal Person In A Picture Is

Concision In Art Is A Necessity And An Elegance. The Verbose Painter Bores: Who Will Get Rid Of All These Trimmings?

It Is Not Enough To Know Your Craft - You Have To Have Feeling. Science Is All Very Well, But For Us Imagination Is Worth Far More.

There Is Only One True Thing: Instantly Paint What You See. When You've Got It, You've Got It. When You Haven't, You Begin Again. All The Rest Is Humbug.

In A Face, Look For The Main Light And The Main Shadow; The Rest Will Come Naturally — It's Often Not Important. And Then You Must Cultivate Your Memory, Because Nature Will Only Provide You With References. Nature Is Like A Warden In A Lunatic Asylum. It Stops You From Becoming Banal.

Black Is Not A Color.