A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

Picture Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.

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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he...

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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he...

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned...

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Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned...

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is...

Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

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Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication

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Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist,...

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If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist,...

I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty

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I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

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You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

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Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of...

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Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of...

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a...

Art never comes from happiness

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Art never comes from happiness

Art and love are the same thing: Itâ€™s the process of seeing yourself in things...

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Art and love are the same thing: Itâ€™s the process of seeing yourself in things...

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means...

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If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint', then by all means...

Love is not just a feeling it's an art

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Love is not just a feeling it's an art

If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint

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If you could say it in words there would be no reason to paint

Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

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Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.

Every artist was first an amateur.

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Every artist was first an amateur.

Every artists was first an amateur

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Every artists was first an amateur

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

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I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but...

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They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but...