It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.

It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates read more

All that I desire to point out is the general principle that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

From the mingled strength of shade and light
A new creation rises to my sight,
Such heav'nly read more

From the mingled strength of shade and light
A new creation rises to my sight,
Such heav'nly figures from his pencil flow,
So warm with light his blended colors glow.
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The glowing portraits, fresh from life, that bring
Home to our hearts the truth from which they spring.

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

When most I wink, then do my eyes best see

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, read more

Fine art, that exists for itself alone, is art in a final state of impotence. If nobody, including the artist, acknowledges art as a means of knowing the world, then art is relegated to a kind of rumpus room of the mind and the irresponsibility of the artist and the irrelevance of art to actual living becomes part and parcel of the practice of art.