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

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.

Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life.

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

The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.

Personal experimentation is revealing, and once you get into it, immensely engaging.

A GREAT PAINTER will know a great deal about how he did it, but still he will say, “How did I do it?