“I have arrived more definitely than any other painter during his lifetime; honours shower upon me from every side; artists pay me compliments on my work; there are many people to whom my position must seem enviable ... But I don't seem to have a single real friend!” PeopleRealSeemsArtistSidesPayPositionLifetimePainterHonourComplimentShowersReal Friends Author:Pierre-Auguste Renoir
“A painter may be an abandoned mimic; at school he copies his teachers, which is only right, but he copies in turn every artist in town, which is not. He may do you that honour.” MaySchoolArtistTurnsTeacherTownsPainterCopiesHonourAbandonedImitation Author:Walter J. Phillips
“We artists give daily thanks for the miracle of our planet and for the inclination and the capability to honour it.” GivingEarthArtistPlanetsMiracleThanksHonourCapabilityInclinationOur Planet Author:Robert Genn
“The artist needs to sit patiently at the feet of Nature in all Her moods and nuances and silently develop the skills to honour Her. There are no recipes for Autumn.” NeedsArtistNatureFeetSkillsMoodAutumnHonourRecipesNuance Author:Robert Genn
“The first impression and a natural one is, that the fine arts have risen or declined in proportion as patronage has been given to them or withdrawn, but it will be found that there has often been more money lavished on them in their worst periods than in their best, and that the highest honours have frequently been bestowed on artists whose names are scarcely now known.” FirstsHas BeensArtArtistFoundNamesGivenNaturalKnownWorstFinePeriodsHighestImpressionProportionHonourMore MoneyRisenFine ArtsFirst ImpressionPatronage Book:Delphi Collected Works of John Constable (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of John Constable (Illustrated)