“I never succeed in painting scenes, however beautiful, immediately upon returning from them. I must wait for a time to draw a veil over the common details.” BeautifulTimeWaitingCommonPaintingSceneSucceedDrawsDetailsVeils Book:Thomas Cole Source: Thomas Cole
“It is a matter mostly of having the time to spare from my finished paintings to put in on travelling and sketching out of doors.” MatterTimeDoorsPaintingFinishedSparesSketching Author:E. J. Hughes
“Leonardo's Mona Lisa sure would have lost out if he had spent only 2 of the 4 or 5 years he took to complete it. It is thinking about him and Ryder, among others, that partly makes me feel so awful to send away a 'half-baked' painting.” IfsThinkingFeelsYearsTimeLostHalfPaintingAwfulLeonardoMona Lisa Author:E. J. Hughes
“It was the only thing I had to do. I worked to get rid of the time, even now I work for something to do. Painting is a wonderful way of getting rid of the days.” WayTimeWonderfulPainting Author:L. S. Lowry