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The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
The fellow mixes blood with his colors.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
Pictures must not be too picturesque.
A picture is a poem without words.
A picture is a poem without words.
If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and read more
If they could forget for a moment the correggiosity of Correggio
and the learned babble of the sale-room and varnishing
Auctioneer.
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.
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.
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.
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
He best can paint them who shall feel them most.
