“The artist himself is often surprised at the finished work of art. He cannot tell 'how it happened', nor could he repeat the feat at someone's bidding.” ArtArtistHappenedFinishedRepeatsWorks Of ArtFeatsBiddingFinished Work Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“We must not imitate the externals of nature with so much fidelity that the picture fails to evoke that wonderful teasing recurrence of emotion that marks the contemplation of a work of art.” ArtEmotionWonderfulFailingMarkContemplationWorks Of ArtFidelityEvokeTeaseRecurrence Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
“A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside of itself - or else it belongs to the field of illustration.” ShouldArtStoriesBeautifulFormInterestFieldsExpressionPaintAbstractColourWorks Of ArtIllustrationExpressive Author:John F. Carlson
“A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it is a sincere expression of human feeling.” HumansArtFeelingsModernExpressionAncientWorks Of ArtSincere Book:Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting Source: Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting
