The sound of water escaping from mill-dams, etc., willows, old rotten planks, slimy posts, and brickwork.those scenes made me a painter and I am grateful.
We see nothing till we truly understand it. - John Constable
We see nothing till we truly understand it.
- John Constable
When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture. - John Constable
When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.
It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it. - John Constable
It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.
The world is wide; no two days are alike, nor even two hours; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of the world; and… - John Constable
The world is wide; no two days are alike, nor even two hours; neither were there ever two leaves of a tree alike since the creation of the world; and…
I am anxious that the world should be inclined to look to painters for information about painting. I hope to show that ours is a regularly taught pro… - John Constable
I am anxious that the world should be inclined to look to painters for information about painting. I hope to show that ours is a regularly taught pro…
Painting is a science, and should be pursued as an inquiry into the laws of nature. Why, then, may not landscape painting be considered as a branch o… - John Constable
Painting is a science, and should be pursued as an inquiry into the laws of nature. Why, then, may not landscape painting be considered as a branch o…
It will be difficult to name a class of landscape in which the sky is not the key note, the standard of scale, and the chief organ of sentiment. - John Constable
It will be difficult to name a class of landscape in which the sky is not the key note, the standard of scale, and the chief organ of sentiment.
An artist who is self-taught is taught by a very ignorant person indeed. - John Constable
An artist who is self-taught is taught by a very ignorant person indeed.
The sky is the source of light in Nature and it governs everything. - John Constable
The sky is the source of light in Nature and it governs everything.
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