You Will Never Draw The Sense Of

The Picture That Looks As If It Were Done Without An Effort May Have Been A Perfect Battlefield In Its Making.

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.

Art Tends Toward Balance, Order, Judgment Of Relative Values, The Laws Of Growth, The Economy Of Living – Very Good Things For Anyone To Be Interested In.

Pretend You Are Dancing Or Singing A Picture.

The Ignorant Are To Be Found As Much Among The Educated As Among The Uneducated.