Painting is damned difficult - you always think you've got it, but you haven't.

I have sworn to die painting.

For an impressionist to paint from nature is not to paint the subject, but to realize sensations

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.

When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.

Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one's sensations.