No man, and least of all myself, could ever disentangle the feelings that animated him.

The brush is a more powerful and rapid tool than the point or the stump... the main thing that the brush secures is the instant grasp of the grand construction of a figure.

When you first commence painting everything is a muddle. Even the commonest colors seem to have the devil in them.

My honors are misunderstanding, pesecution and neglect, enhanced because unsought.

No man, and least of all myself, could ever disentangle the feelings that animated him.

The big artist .. . keeps a sharp eye on Nature and steals her tools.

I once painted a concert singer and on the chestnut frame I carved the opening bars of Mendelssohn's Rest in the Lord. It was ornamental unobtrusive and to musicians I think it emphasized the expression of the face and pose of the figure.