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...

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.

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...

Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication

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Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication

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...

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

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I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known

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Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working

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Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working

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...

Every artist was first an amateur.

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Every artist was first an amateur.

Love is not just a feeling it's an art

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Love is not just a feeling it's an art

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...

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...

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.

Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's...

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Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's...

Every artists was first an amateur

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Every artists was first an amateur

Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

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Art is the stored honey of the human soul.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he...

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he...

We never really learn from the first mistake or the second or third. It only...

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We never really learn from the first mistake or the second or third. It only...