The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must live to paint and not paint to liv….

Modern art must strike out from the old. The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old…Have you ever seen an inch ….

What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein?.

The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old..

The artist should fear to become the slave of detail..

The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it..

Who hath seen the Phantom Ship, Her lordly rise and lowly dip, Careering o'er the lonesome main, No port shall know her keel again... Ah, woe is in t….

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of ….

It is the first vision that counts. The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemb….

The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other man..

A rain-tight roof, frugal living, a box of colors, and God's sunlight through clear windows keep the soul attuned and the body vigorous for one's dai….

The artist should fear to become the slave of detail. He should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it. What avails a storm cloud ac….