“Literature expresses itself by abstractions, whereas painting, by means of drawing and colour, gives concrete shape to sensations and perceptions.” GivingMeanLiteraturePaintingShapesPerceptionDrawingColourSensationsConcreteAbstraction Author:Paul Cezanne
“Personally I would like to have pupils, a studio, pass on my love to them, work with them, without teaching them anything.. ..A convent, a monastery, a phalanstery of painting where one could train together.. ..but no programme, no instruction in painting.. ..drawing is still alright, it doesn't count, but painting - the way to learn is to look at the masters, above all at nature, and to watch other people painting.” PeopleWayLooksStillsTogetherWatchesTeachingPaintingMastersTrainStudiosDrawingInstructionAlrightPupilsProgrammesMonasteries Author:Paul Cezanne
“Drawing and color are by no means two different things. As you paint, you draw... When color is at its richest, form is at its fullest.” MeanTwoDifferentFormColorDrawsPaintDrawingDifferent ThingsTwo Different Things Author:Paul Cezanne
“Pure drawing is an abstraction. Drawing and colour are not distinct, everything in nature is coloured.” PureDrawingColourAbstraction Author:Paul Cezanne
“Drawing and color are not separate at all; in so far as you paint, you draw. The more color harmonizes, the more exact the drawing becomes. When the color achieves richness, the form attains its fullness also” ArtFormAchieveColorDrawsPaintDrawingFullnessRichness Author:Paul Cezanne
