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The real subject of every painting is light.

Claude Monet

I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes… This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away… what a rage I was in!
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Decision Happiness Myself Rage Session Stupidity
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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Bad Mindset Myself People Reality
I had so much fire in me and so many plans.
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Fire Myself Planning
All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
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Brush Myself See Sight Universe
It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.
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Afraid Bad Courage Paint Physical Tragedy World
The effect of sincerity is to give one’s work the character of a protest. The painter, being concerned only with conveying his impression, simply seeks to be himself and no one else.
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Character Convey Effect Himself Impression Sincere
I’m not performing miracles, I’m using up and wasting a lot of paint.
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Miracle Myself Performance Wasted Time
What I need most of all is color, always, always.
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Color Myself Need
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
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Joy Obsession Torment
A good impression is lost so quickly.
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Goodness Impression Lost Quick
When I work I forget all the rest.
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Forget Myself Paint Understand Work
Thanks to my work everything’s going well; it’s a great consolation.
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Greatness Myself Thankful
I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.
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Build Earth Happiness Kind Myself Thinking
Nature won’t be summoned to order and won’t be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught.
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Catch Nature Order
For me, the subject is of secondary importance: I want to convey what is alive between me and the subject.
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Alive Important Myself Subject
My heart is forever in Giverny.
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Heart Myself

The real subject of every painting is light.

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