The Art Spirit

See things not as they are, but as you see them.

Everybody who has any respect for painting feels scared when he starts a new canvas.

In life we eradicate much to see beauty.

If you get stuck with your painting, make a sketch of the model in another medium. It will give you a fresh eye.

The real artist’s work is a surprise to himself.

All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.

Do whatever you do intensely.

Keep a bad drawing until by study you have found out why it is bad.

Self-education, only, produces expression of self. Don’t ask for a criticism until you are sure you can’t give it yourself. Then you will be in a fine state to receive it. You cannot impose education on anyone.