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Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

by John Singer Sargent Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I
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Paint me as I am. If you leave out the scars and wrinkles, I
will not pay you a shilling.

by Oliver Cromwell Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

The only good copies are those which exhibit the defects of bad
originals.

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He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]

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Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things

by Edgar Degas Found in: Painting Quotes,
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And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

And those who paint 'em truest praise 'em most.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Painting Quotes,
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The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Painting Quotes,
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.

Pictures must not be too picturesque.

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Painting with all its technicalities, difficulties, and peculiar
ends, is nothing but a noble and expressive language, invaluable
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Painting with all its technicalities, difficulties, and peculiar
ends, is nothing but a noble and expressive language, invaluable
as the vehicle of thought, but by itself nothing.

by John Ruskin Found in: Painting Quotes,
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