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The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I
will not pay you a read more
Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I
will not pay you a shilling.
Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.
Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.
Lely on animated canvas stole
The sleepy eye, that spoke the melting soul.
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things
Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things
A picture is a poem without words.
A picture is a poem without words.
