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Peter Paul Rubens “The Four Continents”
I’m just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration.
-Peter Paul Rubens
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Henry Miller “Two Heads”
An artist earns the right to call himself a creator only when he admits to himself that he is but an instrument.
-Henry Miller
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Paul Cezanne “Self Portrait”
The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.
-Paul Cezanne
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Norman Rockwell “All Together”
The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they’re always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.
-Norman Rockwell
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Paul Gauguin “Daydreaming”
The great artist is a formulation of the greatest intelligence: he is the recipient of sensations which are the most delicate and consequently the most invisible expressions of the brain.
-Paul Gauguin