Most people think I paint fast. I paint very slowly.
CLAUDE MONETZaandam has enough to paint for a lifetime.
More Claude Monet Quotes
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Colors pursue me like a constant worry. They even worry me in my sleep.
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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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I must have flowers, always, and always.
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I’ve been working so hard that I’m exhausted… I feel I won’t be able to do without a few weeks’ rest, so I’m going off to see the sea.
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To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.
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The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.
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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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Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
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I say that whoever claims to have finished a canvas is terribly arrogant.
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My eyes were finally opened and I understood nature. I learned at the same time to love it.
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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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The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.
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All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.
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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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I’m continuing to work hard, not without periods of discouragement, but my strength comes back again.
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