Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it.
Copy QuoteThe aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
Copy Quote View & ShareIf you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
Copy Quote View & ShareI found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.
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