The value and rank of every art is in proportion to the mental labor employed in it, or the mental pleasure in producing it.
Joshua ReynoldsThe young mind is pliable and imitates, but in more advanced states grows rigid and must be warmed and softened before it will receive a deep impression.
Joshua ReynoldsStyle in painting is the same as in writing; a power over materials, whether words or colors, by which conceptions or sentiments are conveyed.
Joshua Reynolds