It is a painting that exposes in oils what Chekhov so often did in print: sunlight mocking a dark isolation of the moment. A moment fixed in a brave, failing light.

Quote by Alexandra Johnson

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There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted, Red as a strong man's heart, Where stout...

Vermont's a place where barns come painted, Red as a strong man's heart, Where stout...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into...

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift of speech

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier,...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

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

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

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the...

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the...

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could...

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When...

Most women are not as young as they are painted.

Most women are not as young as they are painted.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...