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I went out to the hazelwood because a fire was in my head.

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Pierre Bonnard

What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all one sees on first entering the room - what my eye takes in at first glance.

Eye, First Impression, Entering, Show, Sees, Takes

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Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

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I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one in which to practice his art.

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You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

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The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.

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What attracted me was less art itself than the artist’s life and all that it meant for me: the idea of creativity and freedom of expression and action. I had been attracted to painting and drawing for a long time, but it was not an irresistible passion; what I wanted, at all costs, was to escape the monotony of life.

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