Painting Is Possessed Of Divine Power, For

It Seems Obvious That Colors Vary According To Lights, Because When Any Color Is Placed In The Shade, It Appears To Be Different From The Same Color Which Is Located In Light. Shade Makes Color Dark, Whereas Light Makes Color Bright Where It Strikes.

I Would Have Artists Be Convinced That The Supreme Skill And Art In Painting Consists In Knowing How To Use Black And White... Because It Is Light And Shade That Make Objects Appear In Relief.

Practice By Drawing Things Large, As If Equal In Representation And Reality. In Small Drawings Every Large Weakness Is Easily Hidden; In The Large, The Smallest Weakness Is Easily Seen.

What Is Painting But The Act Of Embracing, By Means Of Art, The Surface Of The Pool?

The Picture Will Have Charm When Each Color Is Very Unlike The One Next To It.