He knows much of what men paint themselves would blister in the light of what they are.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.
The painter's obsession with his subject is all that he needs to drive him to work.
The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.
Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen.
Every good painter paints what he is.
A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.
The artist need not know very much; best of all let him work instinctively and paint as naturally as he breathes or walks.
Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.
The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself.