Draw lines - draw a lot of lines

Drawing is the probity of art. To draw does not mean simply to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line: drawing is also expression, the inner form, the plane, the modeling. See what remains after that.

Is there anyone among the great men who has not imitated? Nothing is made with nothing.

A painter can turn pennies into gold, for all subjects are capable of being transformed into poems.

Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters.

Fine and delicate taste is the fruit of education and experience.

You have to observe flowers in order to find the right tones for the folds of clothes.