Artists Must Be Men Of

Through Art Mysterious Bonds Of Understanding And Of Knowledge Are Established Among Men.

Know What The Old Masters Did. Know How They Composed Their Pictures, But Do Not Fall Into The Conventions They Established. These Conventions Were Right For Them, And They Are Wonderful. They Made Their Language. You Make Yours. All The Past Can Help You.

The Good Thing About Painting From Memory Is That So Much Is Forgotten.

Keep A Bad Drawing Until By Study You Have Found Out Why It Is Bad.

Do Not Expect Pictures To Say The Expected; Some Of The Best Will Have Surprises For You, Which Will, At First, Shock You.