Occupation: Painter Birth: March 30, 1853 Death: July 29, 1890
Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such inte….
The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too.
One must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning..
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process..
If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere..
Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life..
Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it..
Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together..
Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better..
I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart..
What is done in love is done well..
To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others..
All art is a gift. It is first of all a gift that the maker can do it. It is then a gift to someone else, whether they pay for it or not. The wonder ….
Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful..
I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream..
I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it..
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced..
Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague..
Art is to console those who are broken by life..