Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Quote by Camille Pissarro

Topics: Art Quotes, Artists Quotes, Beauty Quotes, Perception Quotes, Vision Quotes

I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets...

I regard it as a waste of time to think only of selling: one forgets...

I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age...

I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age...

When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within...

When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within...

At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able...

At fifty, that is in 1880, I formulated the idea of unity, without being able...

God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.

God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.

Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been...

Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been...

I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always...

I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always...

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing...

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing...

Paint the essential character of things.

Paint the essential character of things.

Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are...

Observe that it is a great error to believe that all mediums of art are...

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you...

It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you...

It is absurd to look for perfection.

It is absurd to look for perfection.

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an...

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an...

I remember that, although I was full of fervour, I didn't have the slightest inkling,...

I remember that, although I was full of fervour, I didn't have the slightest inkling,...

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

What is art but a way of seeing?

What is art but a way of seeing?

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it...

Art is...a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.

Art is...a question mark in the minds of those who want to know what's happening.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception.

We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks...

We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks...