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    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.

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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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Well, something must be done for May,
The time is drawing nigh--
To figure in the Catalogue,
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Well, something must be done for May,
The time is drawing nigh--
To figure in the Catalogue,
And woo the public eye.
Something I must invent and paint;
But oh my wit is not
Like one of those kind substantives
That answer Who and What?

by Thomas Hood 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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Painting with all its technicalities, difficulties, and peculiar
ends, is nothing but a noble and expressive language, invaluable
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Painting with all its technicalities, difficulties, and peculiar
ends, is nothing but a noble and expressive language, invaluable
as the vehicle of thought, but by itself nothing.

by John Ruskin Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

by Pablo Picasso 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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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?

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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A picture is a poem without words.

A picture is a poem without words.

by Confucius 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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