“Light - dews - breezes - bloom - and freshness; not one of which... has yet been perfected on the canvas of any painter in the world.” WorldLightPerfectionPainterCanvasBreezeDewFreshness Book:John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science Source: John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science
“I ought to respect myself for my friends' sake, and my children's. It is time, at fifty-six, to begin, at least, to know oneself, - and I do know what I am not, and your regard for me has at least awakened me to believe in the possibility that I may yet make some impression with my "light" - my "dews" - my "breezes" - my bloom and freshness, - no one of which qualities has yet been perfected on the canvas of any painter in the world.” KnowsWorldBelieveMayChildrenLightQualityPossibilityOughtSixMy FriendsRegardSakeOneselfImpressionPainterMy ChildrenFiftyCanvasBreezeAwakenedDewFreshnessKnowing Oneself Author:John Constable
“I am glad you encouraged me with the 'Stoke' [his painting 'Stoke-by-Nayland', circa 1835] What say you to a summer morning? July or August, at eight or nine o'clock, after a slight shower during the night, to enhance the dews in the shadowed part of the picture, under 'Hedge row elms and hillocks green.' Then the plough, cart, horse, gate, cows, donkey, &c. are all good paintable material for the foreground, and the size of the canvas sufficient to try one's strength, and keep one at full collar.” TryingNightMorningPaintingMaterialsSummerHorseGreenSizeEightGladNineClockSufficientGatesCowsCanvasShowersJulyDewAugustCollarsCartsDonkeyForegroundStoke Author:John Constable
