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

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

Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art

Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must read more

Art, as far as it is able, follow nature, as a pupil imitates his
master; thus your art must be, as it were, God's grandchild.
[It., L'arte vostra quella, quanto puote,
Seque, come il maestro fa il discente;
Si che vostr'arte a Dio quasi e nipote.]

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

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

All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The read more

All passes, Art alone
Enduring stays to us;
The Bust out-lasts the throne,--
The coin, Tiberius.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that read more

It is through Art and through Art only that we can realize our perfection; through Art and Art only that we can shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence

Art is not a thing; it is a way.

Art is not a thing; it is a way.