To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.
James Whistler
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It is absolutely impossible to transcend the laws of nature. What can change in historically different circumstances is only the form in which these laws expose themselves. -
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through the veil of the soul.' The mere imitation, however accurate, of what is in Nature, entitles no man to the sacred name of 'Artist.' -
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Mother Nature may be forgiving this year, or next year, but eventually she's going to come around and whack you. You've got to be prepared.
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