The Ignorant Are To Be Found As

When The Motives Of Artists Are Profound, When They Are At Their Work As A Result Of Deep Consideration, When They Believe In The Importance Of What They Are Doing, Their Work Creates A Stir In The World.

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.

You Form A Society: That Limits You. Adopt A Name, And You've Limited Yourself Again; Draw Up A Constitution And Bylaws And You've Made A Groove, A Rut, That Hampers Your Growth. You Think You Can Fix Your Course And Move Straight Along It. But Sometimes The Important Thing Is To Strike Out Sidewise.

Art Is An Outsider, A Gypsy Over The Face Of The Earth.

Lines Are Results, Do Not Draw Them For Themselves.