If only the weather would improve, there’d be hope of some work, but every day brings rain.
CLAUDE MONETThe light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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I haven’t many years left ahead of me and I must devote all my time to painting, in the hope of achieving something worthwhile in the end, something if possible that will satisfy me.
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Zaandam has enough to paint for a lifetime.
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The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.
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Apart from painting and gardening, I’m not good at anything.
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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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The real subject of every painting is light.
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I didn’t become an impressionist. As long as I can remember I always have been one.
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The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
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I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.
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While adding the finishing touches to a painting might appear insignificant, it is much harder to do than one might suppose.
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It’s enough to drive you crazy, trying to depict the weather, the atmosphere, the ambience.
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My only desire is an intimate infusion with nature, and the only fate I wish is to have worked and lived in harmony with her laws.
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I still don’t know where I am going to sleep tomorrow.
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My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece
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One day Boudin said to me, ‘Learn to draw well and appreciate the sea, the light, the blue sky.’ I took his advice.
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