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

Quote by Camille Pissarro

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Paint the essential character of things.

Paint the essential character of things.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

It is absurd to look for perfection.

It is absurd to look for perfection.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at...

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at...

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and...

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and...

There's nothing wrong in making mistakes, what's wrong is letting it stay as a mistake...

There's nothing wrong in making mistakes, what's wrong is letting it stay as a mistake...