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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

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
CLAUDE MONET

Brush Myself See Sight Universe
It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.
CLAUDE MONET

Afraid Bad Courage Paint Physical Tragedy World
I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
CLAUDE MONET

Flower Myself Paint
I sometimes feel ashamed that I am devoting myself to artistic pursuits while so many of our people are suffering and dying for us. It’s true that fretting never did any good.
CLAUDE MONET

Devotion Goodness Shame Suffering True
The more I live, the more I regret how little i know.
CLAUDE MONET

Live Myself Regret
Nature won’t be summoned to order and won’t be kept waiting. It must be caught, well caught.
CLAUDE MONET

Catch Nature Order
A good impression is lost so quickly.
CLAUDE MONET

Goodness Impression Lost Quick
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
One can do something if one can see and understand it.
CLAUDE MONET

Myself See Sight Understand
I’m in a foul mood as I’m making stupid mistakes… This morning I lost beyond repair a painting with which I had been happy, having done about twenty sessions on it; it had to be thoroughly scraped away… what a rage I was in!
CLAUDE MONET

Decision Happiness Myself Rage Session Stupidity
It is only too easy to catch people’s attention by doing something worse than anyone else has dared to do it before.
CLAUDE MONET

Attention Catch Dare Easy Myself People
I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
CLAUDE MONET

Criticism Myself Opinion
I didn’t become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.
CLAUDE MONET

Impression Myself Oneself Remember
Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
CLAUDE MONET

Art Discussion Love Myself Pretend Understand
The real subject of every painting is light.
CLAUDE MONET

Light Painting Reality Subject
Never, even as a child, would I bend to a rule.
CLAUDE MONET

Children Myself Rule

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