“An artist who brings to his work a mind tolerably furnished with the general principles of art, and a taste formed upon the works of good artists in short, who knows in what excellence consists - will, with the assistance of models... be an overmatch for the greatest painter that ever lived who should be debarred such advantages.” KnowsShouldMindArtArtistPrinciplesTasteModelsAdvantageExcellencePainterAssistanceGood ArtGood Artist Book:Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, delivered at the Royal Academy. With a portrait Source: Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, delivered at the Royal Academy. With a portrait
“In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.” NeedsFeelsShouldIdeasEnoughNamesWomenAnswersDoorsListeningCallingJudgmentSolutionsOfferingAssistance Author:Amy Dickinson