Art is the way of the Absolute and to the essence of human life – creative action, with sensitivity, that positive state of innocence.

Art must originate with an experience or feeling of the artist.

Art is communication of feelings.

Art is communication of feelings.

Art, after all, is a means of acquiring “personal” liberty. Your way is not my way nor mine yours.

Art is never decoration or embellishment. Instead it is a constant process of maturing

“If what you want is the effect of painting, then paint, Aurora. If what you want is truth, learn to use your camera," he would say again and again” 

When you’re writing and you start to feel really uncomfortable, that’s when you know you’re starting to get it right. I’d imagine that applies to photography. It applies to everything.

The quality of my writing dropped miserably if I tried to do more than four hours per day. It’s not necessary to put in 9-5 hours.

“Art is a house that tries to be haunted.” 

“Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.

“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.” 

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.

“All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.” 

“To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.” 

“The longer I live, Dorian, the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. In art, as in politics, les grand-pères ont toujours tort.” 

“Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.

“Ordinary people waited till life disclosed to them its secrets, but to the few, to the elect, the mysteries of life were revealed before the veil was drawn away. Sometimes this was the effect of art, and chiefly of the art of literature, which dealt immediately with the passions and the intellect.” 

“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things. ” 

“The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.” 

“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.” 

The purpose of life seems to be to acquaint a man with himself and whatever science or art or course of action he engages in reacts upon and illuminates the recesses of his own mind.

“When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.” 

All art is quite useless.”