black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.

Claude Monet

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.
CLAUDE MONET

Country Enjoyment Forever Freedom Peace Perfection Tranquility Worry
The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
CLAUDE MONET

Achievement Inspirational Myself Nature Rich Source
My heart is forever in Giverny.
CLAUDE MONET

Heart Myself
I’ve only myself to blame for it, my impotence most of all and my weakness. If I do any good work now it will be only by chance.
CLAUDE MONET

Blame Chance Goodness Impotent Myself Weakness Work
The real subject of every painting is light.
CLAUDE MONET

Light Painting Reality Subject
While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose.
CLAUDE MONET

Add Finish Hard Work Oneself Paint Touch
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.
CLAUDE MONET

Choice Color Habit Myself
I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.
CLAUDE MONET

Encouragement Hard Work Myself Period Strength
Lots of people will protest that it’s quite unreal and that I’m out of my mind, but that’s just too bad.
CLAUDE MONET

Bad Mindset Myself People Reality
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 MONET

Artist Composition Head Oneself Painting Photograph
Despite my exhaustion I have a devil of a time getting to sleep because of the rats above my bed and a pig who lives beneath my room.
CLAUDE MONET

Devil Live Myself Room Sleep Time
Colors pursue me like a constant worry. They even worry me in my sleep.
CLAUDE MONET

Color Myself Pursue Sleep Worry
Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Interest Myself Paint 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.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Forever Garden Heart Love Myself Need Time Work
I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
CLAUDE MONET

Advice Afraid Artist Myself Paint Young
My life has been nothing but a failure.
CLAUDE MONET

Failure Life Myself

Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Claude Monet Quotes