No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.
CLAUDE MONETAll I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
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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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I’ve said it before and can only repeat that I owe everything to Boudin and I attribute my success to him. I came to be fascinated by his studies, the products of what I call instantaneity.
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My life has been nothing but a failure.
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My heart is forever in Giverny.
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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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All of a sudden I had the revelation of how enchanting my pond was.
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I am very depressed and deeply disgusted with painting. It is really a continual torture.
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Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
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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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The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
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I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.
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If only the weather would improve, there’d be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.
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It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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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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