There's lots of fun in this world, after all. And if there isn't, there is in the next. And we're going there, sure.

How are things visible? Can you see an egg against a white background? Not by drawing a line around it can you make it evident.

You can't do a fine thing without having seen fine examples.

What is nobler than a man wresting and wringing his bread from the stubborn soil by the sweat of his brow and the break of his back for his wife and children!

Believe that time is going to help you do what you want.

The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.

Don't put needless expense into painting a head! Don't try to match tints! Rose and pearly colours blend into each other so that no one can unite them if painted separately. Keep the impression of your subject as one thing!