black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.

Claude Monet

All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was.
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Enchanting Myself Reveal
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
A good impression is lost so quickly.
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Goodness Impression Lost Quick
I can only draw what I see.
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Draw Myself See
It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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Alone Hard Oneself Satisfaction
I do what I can to convey what I experience before nature and most often, in order to succeed in conveying what I feel, I totally forget the most elementary rules of painting, if they exist that is.
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Existence Experience Nature Paint Rule Success
Perhaps it’s true that I’m very hard on myself, but that’s better than exhibiting mediocre work… too few were satisfactory enough to trouble the public with.
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Better Hard Myself Public Satisfaction Trouble True
I’m never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel.
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Feeling Impossible Myself Paint Power Seek
If the world really looks like that I will paint no more!
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Appearance Myself Painting World
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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Flower Forever Garden Heart Love Myself Need Time Work
It is better to have done something than to have been someone.
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Action Better Myself Reputation
Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.
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Beautiful Day Desire Discover Head Myself
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.
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Choice Color Habit Myself
I’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to paint.
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Desire Fire Myself Paint
I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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Criticism Myself Opinion
Take clear water with grass waving at the bottom. It’s wonderful to look at, but to try to paint it is enough to make one insane.
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Myself Paint Try Water Wonderful

I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.

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