The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish, and spirits must flow. There must be courage. There are no easy ruts to get into which lead to happiness.

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.

The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest.

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

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

Your style is the way you talk in paint.

The big painter is one who has something to say. He thus does not paint men, landscape or furniture, but an idea.