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CLAUDE MONET ~ PAINT LIKE A BIRD
“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” ― Claude Monet Adolphe Monet reading in the garden, 1866 Claude Monet (1840–1926) Arm of the Seine at Giverny
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KANDINSKY ~ THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUL
“The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul, so that it can weigh colours in its own scale and thus become a determinant in artistic creation.” Wassily Kandinsky Weilheim-Marienplatz, 1909
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RENE MAGRITTE ~ THE UNKNOWN
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown, since the meaning of the mind itself is unknown.” René Magritte Rene Magritte (1898-1967) The Lovers Oil on canvas 1928
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PIERRE BONNARD ~ ON COLORS
Drawing is feeling. Color is an act of reason. Pierre Bonnard French; Les Nabis Founding Member, Post-Impressionism; 1867-1947 The Terrace at Vernonnet, 1939 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA
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TAMARA DE LEMPICKA ~ DO NOT COPY
“My goal is never to copy. Create a new style, clear luminous colors and feel the elegance of the models.” Tamara de Lempicka (1898-1980) Tamara de Lempicka The Green Turban 1929
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PAUL KLEE ~ THE EYE
“One eye sees, the other feels.” ― Paul Klee Paul Klee is his studio, 1908 Fish Magic, 1925
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MANET ~ COLOURS OF NATURE
There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another. Edouard Manet The Monet family in their garden at Argenteuil – Edouard Manet
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EMIL NOLDE ~ WISE PEOPLE
“Clever people master life; the wise iluminate it and create fresh difficulties” Emil Nolde (1867-1956) Flower Garden, Emil Nolde
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HENRI MATISSE ~ LIVING ON BORROWED TIME
“I didn’t expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I’m living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all t
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WASSILY KANDINSKY ~ COLOR INFLUENCES THE SOUL
“Color is a Power which directly influences the soul… to cause vibrations in the soul.” Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944) Arabs I Cemetry, 1909 Composition VI, 1913
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GEORGIA O’KEEFFE ~ THE UNKNOWN
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.” ― Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887–1986) Jack in the Pulpit №V.
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ALBERTO GIACOMETTI ~ LOOKING AT ART
“When you look at art made by other people, you see what you need to see in it.” Alberto Giacometti Giacometti ~ Life Magazine
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