“One must have a high opinion of a work of art - not the work one is creating at the moment, but of that which one desires to achieve one day. Without this it is not worthwhile working.” ArtMomentsDesireOpinionAchieveFutureOne DayCreatingWorks Of ArtWorthwhileDesire To Achieve Book:Edgar Degas: Paintings Source: Edgar Degas: Paintings
“A moment of complete happiness never occurs in the creation of a work of art. The promise of it is felt in the act of creation but disappears towards the completion of the work. For it is then the painter realises that it is only a picture he is painting. Until then he had almost dared to hope the picture might spring to life.” ArtMomentsMightFeltCreationPaintingPromiseSpringDisappearPainterWorks Of ArtRealisingDissatisfactionCompletionComplete Happiness Author:Lucian Freud