Self-acquainta nce is a rare condition.

Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words.

The artist should have a powerful will. He should be powerfully possessed by one idea

Don't stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit.

To paint is to know how to put nothing on canvas, and have it look like something when you stand back.

A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.

If a certain activity, such as painting, becomes the habitual mode of expression, it may follow that taking up the painting materials and beginning work with them will act suggestively and so presently evoke a flight into the higher state.