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Emily Carr was a renowned Canadian artist known for her unique West Coast Indigenous art style and landscape paintings. Her works profoundly depicted the natural landscapes and Indigenous cultures of British Columbia, Canada, and had a profound impact on the Canadian art world.

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Famous Emily Carr Quotes

“My mountain is dead. As soon as she has dried, I'll bury her under a decent layer of white paint. But I haven't done with the old lady; far from it!”

Done White Havens Mountain Determination Paint Decent Layers Old Lady

Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

“Last night I dreamed that I came face to face with a picture I had done and forgotten, a forest done in simple movement, just forms of trees moving in space. That is the third time I have seen pictures in my dreams, a glint of what I am striving to attain.”

Done Dream Lasts Faces Moving Form Night Simple Space Tree Movement Thirds Strive Forgotten Forests Last Night Face To Face Moving In Third Time

Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

“The outstanding event was the doing which I am still at. Don't pickle me awayas done.”

Stills Done Events Outstanding Pickles

Author:Emily Carr

“Sometimes I could quit paint and take to charring. It must be fine to clean perfectly, to shine and polish and know that it could not be done better. In painting that never occurs.”

Knows Sometimes Done Painting Fine Perfection Shining Clean Paint Quitting Polish

Book:Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr

About the Author

Born: December 13, 1871
Died: March 2, 1945
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 71

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Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily CarrRelated source material

The Emily Carr OmnibusRelated source material

Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily CarrRelated source material

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Opposite Contraries: The Unknown Journals of Emily Carr and Other WritingsRelated source material

Hundreds and thousandsRelated source material

Sunlight in the shadows: the landscape of Emily CarrRelated source material

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