One day I am satisfied, the next day I find it all bad; still I hope that some day I will find some of them good.
Claude MonetLots of people will protest that it's quite unreal and that I'm out of my mind, but that's just too bad
Claude MonetWhat could be said about me...a man to whom only his painting matters? And of course his garden and his flowers as well.
Claude MonetI would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
Claude MonetWhen you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, house, a field....Merely think, here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives your own naive impression of the scene before you.
Claude Monet