Speaking, when you have something to say, is like looking. But who looks? If people could see properly, … - Pierre Bonnard

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Pierre Bonnard

Speaking, when you have something to say, is like looking. But who looks? If people could see properly, and see whole, they would all be painters. And it's because people have no idea how to look that they hardly ever understand.

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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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