“Grandeur of effect is produced by two different ways which seem entirely opposed to each other. One is by reducing the colors to little more than chiaroscuro... and the other, by making the colors very distinct and forcible... but still, the presiding principle of both those manners is simplicity.” WayLittlesStillsTwoDifferentSeemsPrinciplesEffectsColorSimplicityMannersDifferent WaysReducingGrandeurChiaroscuro Author:Joshua Reynolds
“The spectator, as he walks the gallery, will stop, or pass along. To give a general air of grandeur at first view, all trifling, or artful play of little lights, or an attention to a variety of tints is to be avoided; a quietness and simplicity must reign over the whole work, to which a breadth of uniform and simple color will very much contribute.” GivingFirstsLittlesPlayWholeLightSimpleWalksViewsAttentionAirColorSimplicityVarietyUniformsReignSpectatorsAvoidedGalleryGrandeurBreadthQuietnessTrifling Book:The Literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy Source: The Literary works of sir Joshua Reynolds, first President of the Royal Academy
“One must first seek to love plants and nature, and then to cultivate that happy peace of mind which is satisfied with little. He will be happier if he has no rigid and arbitrary ideals, for gardens are coquettish, particularly with the novice.” IfsMindFirstsLittlesIdealsGardenPlantSimplicitySatisfiedPeace Of MindArbitraryNovices Author:Liberty Hyde Bailey
“Visual artists choreograph dances for the eyes, guiding visual journeys in specific ways. But when presented with little or nothing, the journeys of the eyes become erratic and finally still their restless searching. The eye and mind and heart grow quiet, come to rest, and begin to understand their own functioning more deeply.” WayMindHeartLittlesStillsEyeArtistGrowsJourneyQuietSimplicityVisualsHeart And MindRestlessVisual ArtErraticVisual Artist Author:John Paul Caponigro