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.
CLAUDE MONETThese landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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It’s the hardest thing to be alone in being satisfied with what one’s done.
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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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I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
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Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
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Take 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.
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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
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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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I can only draw what I see.
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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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I will bring lots of studies back with me so I can work on some big things at home.
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I don’t think I’m made for any earthly kind of pleasure.
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I must have flowers, always, and always.
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I’m not performing miracles, I’m using up and wasting a lot of paint.
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I despise the opinion of the press and the so-called critics.
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I never draw except with brush and paint.
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