The Good Thing About Painting From Memory

Get The Few Main Lines And See What Lines They Call Out.

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.

In Every Human Being There Is The Artist, And Whatever His Activity, He Has An Equal Chance With Any To Express The Result Of His Growth And His Contact With Life. I Don't Believe Any Real Artist Cares Whether What He Does Is 'art' Or Not. Who, After All, Knows What Art Is?

Good Composition Is Like A Suspension Bridge - Each Line Adds Strength And Takes None Away.

If The Artist's Will Is Not Strong He Will See All Kinds Of Unessential Things.