Well, something must be done for May,
The time is drawing nigh--
To figure in the Catalogue,
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Well, something must be done for May,
The time is drawing nigh--
To figure in the Catalogue,
And woo the public eye.
Something I must invent and paint;
But oh my wit is not
Like one of those kind substantives
That answer Who and What?

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

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

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.

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?

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

As certain as the Correggiosity of Correggio.

"Paint me as I am," said Cromwell,
"Rough with age and gashed with wars;
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"Paint me as I am," said Cromwell,
"Rough with age and gashed with wars;
Show my visage as you find it,
Less than truth my soul abhors."

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.

He best can paint them who shall feel them most.

He best can paint them who shall feel them most.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.