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    From the mingled strength of shade and light
    A new creation rises to my sight,
    Such heav'nly figures from his pencil flow,
    So warm with light his blended colors glow.
    . . . .
    The glowing portraits, fresh from life, that bring
    Home to our hearts the truth from which they spring.

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One picture in ten thousand, perhaps, ought to live in the
applause of mankind, from generation to generation until read more

One picture in ten thousand, perhaps, ought to live in the
applause of mankind, from generation to generation until the
colors fade and blacken out of sight or the canvas rot entirely
away.

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Found in: Painting Quotes,
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think read more

I've been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.

by Stephen Wright Found in: Painting Quotes,
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A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they read more

A flattering painter, who made it his care
To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint read more

Vain is the hope by colouring to display
The bright effulgence of the noontide ray
Or paint the full-orb'd ruler of the skies
With pencils dipt in dull terrestrial dyes.

by William Mason Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

by John Singer Sargent Found in: Painting Quotes,
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As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

by Augustine Birrell Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

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He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for read more

He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own
genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his
own.

by Mrs. Anna Jameson Found in: Painting Quotes,
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