“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
“The great artist when he comes, uses everything that has been discovered or known about his art up to that point, being able to accept or reject in a time so short it seems that the knowledge was born with him, rather than that he takes instantly what it takes the ordinary man a lifetime to know, and then the great artist goes beyond what has been done or known and makes something of his own.” KnowsMenHas BeensArtDoneUseSeemsAbleArtistBornKnownAcceptingOrdinaryLifetimeRejectsAfternoonNow And ThenGreat ArtGreat ArtistOrdinary Man Book:The Hemingway Collection Source: The Hemingway Collection
“The most demanding part of living a lifetime as an artist is the strict discipline of forcing oneself to work steadfastly along the nerve of one's own intimate sensitivity.” ArtistDisciplineLifetimeOneselfIntimateNervesStrictSensitivity Book:Daybook: The Journal of an Artist Source: Daybook: The Journal of an Artist
“The study of art is a lifetime matter. The best any artist can do is to accumulate all the knowledge possible of art and its principles, study nature often and then practice continually.” ArtMatterArtistCan DoPrinciplesKnowledgePracticeStudyArt IsLifetime Author:Edgar Alwin Payne