Every Time I Paint A Portrait I

Every Time I Paint A Portrait I Lose A Friend.

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

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.

No Small Dabs Of Colour - You Want Plenty Of Paint To Paint With.

Cultivate An Ever Continuous Power Of Observation. Wherever You Are, Be Always Ready To Make Slight Notes Of Postures, Groups And Incidents. Store Up In The Mind... A Continuous Stream Of Observations From Which To Make Selections Later. Above All Things Get Abroad, See The Sunlight And Everything That Is To Be Seen.