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.
CLAUDE MONETOne’s better off alone, and yet there are so many things that are impossible to fathom on one’s own. In fact it’s a terrible business and the task is a hard one.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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My heart is forever in Giverny.
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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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It is only too easy to catch people’s attention by doing something worse than anyone else has dared to do it before.
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I’m in fine fettle and fired with a desire to paint.
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I am good at only two things, and those are gardening and painting.
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I want to paint the air in which the bridge, the house and the boat are to be found – the beauty of the air around them, and that is nothing less than the impossible.
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Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
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For me, the subject is of secondary importance: I want to convey what is alive between me and the subject.
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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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My life has been nothing but a failure.
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My work is always better when I am alone and follow my own impressions.
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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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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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If only the weather would improve, there’d be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.
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