Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations.
PAUL CEZANNEThere is no model, there is only color.
More Paul Cezanne Quotes
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Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions.
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You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.
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There is no such thing as an amateur artist as different from a professional artist. There is only good art and bad art.
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Time and reflection change the sight little by little ’till we come to understand.
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Painting, like any art, comprises a technique, a workmanlike handling of material, but the accuracy of a tone and the fictitious combination of effects depend entirely on the choice made by the artist.
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I have to keep working, not to arrive at finish, which arouses the admiration of fools… I must seek completion only for the pleasure of being truer and more knowing.
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What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
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There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.
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The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.
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When I start thinking, all is lost.
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The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
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The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.
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A puny body weakens the soul.
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Under this fine rain I breathe in the innocence of the world. I feel coloured by the nuances of infinity. At this moment I am one with my picture. We are an iridescent chaos.
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I ask you to pray for me, for once age has overtaken us, we find consolation only in religion.
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