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“The creditors are proving impossible to deal with and short of a sudden appearance on the scene of wealthy art patrons, we are going to be turned out of this dear little house where I led a simple life and was able to work so well. I do not know what will become of us.”

Knows Wells Littles Art Able House Simple Deals Impossible Scene Prove Dear Appearance Insecurity Wealthy Simple Life Patron Creditors

Book:Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

Source: Monet by Himself: Paintings, Drawings, Pastels, Letters

“I can change my appearance quite easily just by changing my hair. So I can adapt quite well.”

Wells I Can Hair Appearance

Author:Carey Mulligan

“The great difficulty with large canvases is that they should by right be painted as fast as a sketch. By speed only can you gain an appearance of fleeting effect. But to paint a three yard canvas with the same dispatch as one of ten inches is well-nigh impossible.”

Should Wells Three Impossible Effects Ten Gains Difficulty Paint Appearance Speed Inches Canvas Yards Fleeting

Author:Joaquin Sorolla

“The appearance presented by the streets of London an hour before sunrise, on a summer's morning, is most striking even to the few whose unfortunate pursuits of pleasure, or scarcely less unfortunate pursuits of business, cause them to be well acquainted with the scene. There is an air of cold, solitary desolation about the noiseless streets which we are accustomed to see thronged at other times by a busy, eager crowd, and over the quiet, closely-shut buildings, which throughout the day are swarming with life and bustle, that is very impressive.”

Source: Sketches by Boz: Pseud. Illustrative of Every-day Life and Every-day People