Every Time I Paint A Portrait I

I Don't Dig Beneath The Surface For Things That Don't Appear Before My Own Eyes.

Make The Best Of An Emergency.

Impressionism' Was The Name Given To A Certain Form Of Observation When Monet, Not Content With Using His Eyes To See What Things Were Or What They Looked Like As Everybody Had Done Before Him, Turned His Attention To Noting What Took Place On His Own Retina (as An Oculist Would Test His Own Vision).

Every Time I Paint A Portrait I Lose A Friend.

An Artist Painting A Picture Should Have At His Side A Man With A Club To Hit Him Over The Head When The Picture Is Finished.