I can only draw what I see.
CLAUDE MONETWhen I work I forget all the rest.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.
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Techniques vary, art stays the same; it is a transposition of nature at once forceful and sensitive.
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I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
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I work at my garden all the time and with love. What I need most are flowers, always. My heart is forever in Giverny.
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Lots of people will protest that it’s quite unreal and that I’m out of my mind, but that’s just too bad.
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The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
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I had so much fire in me and so many plans.
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I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.
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I’m working hard with more determination than ever. My success at the Salon led to my selling several paintings and since your absence I have made 800 francs; I hope, when I have contracts with more dealers, it will be better still.
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Now I really feel the landscape, I can be bold and include every tone of pink and blue: it’s enchanting, it’s delicious, and I hope it will please you.
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It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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It is only too easy to catch people’s attention by doing something worse than anyone else has dared to do it before.
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When I look at nature I feel as if I’ll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you’re working.
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Listening only to my instincts, I discovered superb things.
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