“The eye and soul are caressed in the contemplation of form and colour. The subtle changes of colour over a surface - transitions that are like music - are intangible in their reaction upon us. There is an immediate sensuous appeal!” SoulEyeFormSurfaceReactionsAppealsContemplationColourSubtleTransitionIntangibleSensuous Author:John F. Carlson
“Too much reality in a picture is always a disappointment to the imaginative soul. We love suggestion and not hard facts.” SoulHardFactsRealityToo MuchDisappointmentSuggestionsImaginative Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“Art is a thing so much of the imagination, of the soul, that it is difficult to descend to the fundamentals of technique and yet make it plain to the student that these are but the 'means' and not an end in themselves.” MeanArtSoulEndsDifficultImaginationStudentsArt IsFundamentalsTechnique Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
