There Is Love, And There Is Work;

The Air We See In The Paintings Of The Old Masters Is Never The Air We Breathe.

Muses Work All Day Long And Then At Night Get Together And Dance.

For Those Who Don't Know What They Are Doing, Painting Is Easy. For Those Who Do Know What They Are Doing, Painting Is Difficult.

Realism Is More Important Than The Sentiment Of The Picture.

One Reproduces Only That Which Is Striking; That Is To Say, The Necessary. Thus, One's Recollections And Inventions Are Liberated From The Tyranny Which Nature Exerts.