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Charles Webster Hawthorne was an American painter known for his outdoor painting and naturalistic style. His works emphasized the use of light and color, which had a profound impact on later artists.

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“By having the big lines of the composition going out of the canvas, your imagination can wander beyond the edge. It will make it seem part of a large composition.”

Bigs Seems Imagination Lines Edges Wander Going Out Composition Canvas

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“Have as much fun as you can and don't feel that the edge of your canvas confines you - let your vision go right on.”

Feels Fun Vision Edges Canvas

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“Keep this little canvas, it is a promise for the future. When I say 'keep this canvas,' I mean for the influence on yourself. When one does a good thing, it's well to keep it to show how foolish we are at other times.”

Wells Mean Littles Doe Shows Influence Promise Future Good Things Foolish Canvas

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“If you look into the past of the successful painter you will find square miles of canvas behind him.”

Ifs Looks Past Success Behinds Successful Miles Painter Squares Canvas

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“Chase used to say, 'When you're looking at your canvas and worrying about it, try to think of your canvas as the reality and the model as the painted thing.'”

Thinking Trying Reality Used Worry Models Canvas Think Of You

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“The value of a canvas depends almost entirely on your mental attitude, not on your moral attitude; depends on what kind of a man you are, the way you observe.”

Men Way Kind Values Attitude Moral Depends Canvas Mental Attitude

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About the Author

Born: January 8, 1872
Died: November 29, 1930
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 37

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