It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
CLAUDE MONETIt’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
CLAUDE MONETI don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.
CLAUDE MONETWhen I look at nature I feel as if I’ll be able to paint it all, note it all down, and then you might as well forget it once you’re working.
CLAUDE MONETPerhaps 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.
CLAUDE MONETMy life has been nothing but a failure.
CLAUDE MONETI would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
CLAUDE MONETIt is better to have done something than to have been someone.
CLAUDE MONETMy garden is my most beautiful masterpiece
CLAUDE MONETIt’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.
CLAUDE MONETTake 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.
CLAUDE MONETThe light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
CLAUDE MONETWhat I need most of all is color, always, always.
CLAUDE MONETI’m knocked out, I’ve never felt so physically and mentally exhausted, I’m quite stupid with it and long only for bed; but I am happy.
CLAUDE MONETWhile adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose.
CLAUDE MONETA good impression is lost so quickly.
CLAUDE MONETI say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
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