The connoisseur of painting gives only bad advice to the painter. For that reason I have given up trying to judge myself.
Pablo PicassoPainting is not made to decorate apartments. It's an offensive and defensive weapon against the enemy. (about Guernica).
Pablo PicassoWhat does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else? What's wrong with that? On the contrary, it's a good idea. You should constantly try to paint like someone else. But the thing is, you can't! You would like to. You try. But it turns out to be a botch... And it's at the very moment you make a botch of it that you're yourself.
Pablo Picasso