“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.”
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I lack the magnificent richness of color that animates nature.
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When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.
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Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.
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It's so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.
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Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.
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