Art Is, After All, Only A Trace

Art After All Is But An Extension Of Language To The Expression Of Sensations Too Subtle For Words.

Don't Stop To Paint The Material, But Push On To Give The Spirit.

Concentrate On A Single Feature - As, Build All Toward One Eye - Make All Lines Lead Toward That Eye.

Know What The Old Masters Did. Know How They Composed Their Pictures, But Do Not Fall Into The Conventions They Established. These Conventions Were Right For Them, And They Are Wonderful. They Made Their Language. You Make Yours. All The Past Can Help You.

Finished Persons Are Very Common - People Who Are Closed Up, Quite Satisfied That There Is Little More To Learn