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There are forms that can only be seen when you are near a painting, others only appear when you are far away.

Appear, Away, Far Away, Form, Painting
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Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.

Beach, Ocean, Potent, Power, Things, Thinking

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressive creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and opens ways for better understanding. Where those who are not artists are trying to close the book, he opens it and shows there are still more pages possible.

Artist, Book, Close, Life, Searching, Upsets

The work of the art student is no light matter. Few have the courage and stamina to think it through. You have to make up your mind to be alone in many ways. We like sympathy and we like to be in company. It is easier than going it alone. But alone one gets acquainted with himself, grows up and on, not stopping with the crowd. It costs to do this. If you succeed somewhat you may have to pay for it as well as enjoy it all your life.

Art, Growing Up, Like, Succeed, Sympathy, Thinking

Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.

Beautiful, Beauty, Bird, Flying, Life, Spirit

There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual- become clairvoyant. We reach then into reality. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom. It is in the nature of all people to have these experiences; but in our time and under the conditions of our lives, it is only a rare few who are able to continue in the experience and find expression for it.

Expression, Lives, People, Rare, Reality
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