The sketch hunter moves through life as he finds it, not passing negligently the things he loves, but stopping to know them, and to note them down in the shorthand of his sketchbook.

There is nothing more entertaining than to have a frank talk with yourself. Few do it-frankly. Educating yourself is getting acquainted with yourself.

Be a warhorse for work and enjoy even the struggle against defeat.

Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.

Do not expect pictures to say the expected; some of the best will have surprises for you, which will, at first, shock you.

Whatever you feel or think your exact state at the exact moment of your brush touching the canvas is in some way registered in that stroke.

It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him.