Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.

Art always has something of the unconscious about it.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating read more

Art is long, and time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still like muffled drums are beating Funeral marches to the grave.

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.