Don't Talk Of What You Are 'going

Don't Talk Of What You Are 'going To Do!' Do It!

You Can't Do A Fine Thing Without Having Seen Fine Examples.

It's No Easy Matter To Paint A Background. I Venture To Say That The Old Painters Had More Difficulty With Their Grounds Than With Their Figures. You Know The Story Of Vandyke Brought To Rubens With This Recommendation: 'he Already Knows How To Paint A Background.' 'that Is More Than I Can Do!' Was The Reply.

Elaboration Is Not Beauty, And Sand-paper Never Finished A Piece Of Bad Work.

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!