black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The point is to know how to use the colours, the choice of which is, when all’s said and done, a matter of habit.

Claude Monet

I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It’s true that fretting never did any good.
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Devotion Goodness Shame Suffering True
I let a good many mistakes show through when fixing my sensations. It will always be the same and this is what makes me despair.
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Despair God Mistake Myself Sensation
One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.
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Advice Draw Learning Light Oneself Sea
It took me time to understand my water lilies. I had planted them for the pleasure of it; I grew them without ever thinking of painting them.
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Growth Happiness Myself Paint Time Understand Water
I’m enjoying the most perfect tranquillity, free from all worries, and in consequence would like to stay this way forever, in a peaceful corner of the countryside like this.
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Country Enjoyment Forever Freedom Peace Perfection Tranquility Worry
I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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Criticism Myself Opinion
Despite my exhaustion I have a devil of a time getting to sleep because of the rats above my bed and a pig who lives beneath my room.
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Devil Live Myself Room Sleep Time
I didn’t become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.
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Impression Myself Oneself Remember
I’ve been working so hard that I’m exhausted… I feel I won’t be able to do without a few weeks’ rest, so I’m going off to see the sea.
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Exhaustion Hard Work Myself Sea See
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
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Joy Obsession Torment
I had so much fire in me and so many plans.
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Fire Myself Planning
Gardening was something I learned in my youth when I was unhappy. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
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Flower Garden Happiness Learning Myself Youth
I can only draw what I see.
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Draw Myself See
All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was.
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Enchanting Myself Reveal
No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
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Artist Composition Head Oneself Painting Photograph
Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.
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Art Deal Depression Interest Love Market Modesty Myself Price Value

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