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John French Sloan Quotes

Artists are the only people in the world who really live. The others have to hope for heaven Picture Quote #1

A piece of drapery is like a necktie, hot stuff to paint, and one of the easiest things for a painter to kid himself into thinking he can do. Don’t be fooled by the color. Go after the shape and character. Hew the forms together with colored tones Picture Quote #1

There is a better chance of getting an exciting painting from a laboured study with texture than from a fine drawing without it Picture Quote #1

The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means Picture Quote #1

Don’t be afraid to borrow. The great men, the most original, borrowed from everybody Picture Quote #1

Originality is a quality that cannot be imitated. The technique of the language, on the other hand, is something that belongs to all who can understand it Picture Quote #1

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You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical ease the brain stops criticizing. Don’t let the hand fall into a smart way of putting the mind to sleep Picture Quote #1

Drawing is the cornerstone of the graphic, plastic arts. Drawing is the coordination of line, tone, and color symbols into formations that express the artist’s thought Picture Quote #1

Be sensitive to your mistakes. Put it on the wall for a couple of weeks. It may be that you can learn more from the study of your own work than from others Picture Quote #1

Draw places you have seen from memory. I used to paint things I had glimpsed through windows while riding in the elevated train Picture Quote #1

Draw with the brush. Carve the form. Don’t be carried away by subtleties of modeling and nice pigmentation at the expense of losing the form Picture Quote #1

Since we have to speak well of the dead, let’s knock them while they’re alive Picture Quote #1

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In the hands of a master, light and shade is one of the great qualities of art Picture Quote #1

Most art students are generous till it comes to squeezing their colour on the palette... Many pictures haven’t become works of art simply because the artist tried to save a nickel’s worth of colour Picture Quote #1

Sets of lines can say something about the direction and nature of the light. They are used by great fresco painters as a sign for shade Picture Quote #1

Have a special interest, a positive prejudice about some clump of trees or one particular knoll, an excitement about them can spread through the whole composition, and so fire the rest of the things that you are only mildly interested in Picture Quote #1

When you draw a crowd of people in a street or room or landscape, decide whether you want to say that the people dominate the place or that the place is more important than the people Picture Quote #1

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Artists are the only people in the world who really live. The others have to hope for heaven (John French Sloan Quotes) A piece of drapery is like a necktie, hot stuff to paint, and one of the easiest things for a painter to kid himself into thinking he can do. Don’t be fooled by the color. Go after the shape and character. Hew the forms together with colored tones (John French Sloan Quotes) There is a better chance of getting an exciting painting from a laboured study with texture than from a fine drawing without it (John French Sloan Quotes) The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means (John French Sloan Quotes) Don’t be afraid to borrow. The great men, the most original, borrowed from everybody (John French Sloan Quotes) Originality is a quality that cannot be imitated. The technique of the language, on the other hand, is something that belongs to all who can understand it (John French Sloan Quotes) You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical ease the brain stops criticizing. Don’t let the hand fall into a smart way of putting the mind to sleep (John French Sloan Quotes) Drawing is the cornerstone of the graphic, plastic arts. Drawing is the coordination of line, tone, and color symbols into formations that express the artist’s thought (John French Sloan Quotes) Be sensitive to your mistakes. Put it on the wall for a couple of weeks. It may be that you can learn more from the study of your own work than from others (John French Sloan Quotes) Draw places you have seen from memory. I used to paint things I had glimpsed through windows while riding in the elevated train (John French Sloan Quotes) Draw with the brush. Carve the form. Don’t be carried away by subtleties of modeling and nice pigmentation at the expense of losing the form (John French Sloan Quotes) Since we have to speak well of the dead, let’s knock them while they’re alive (John French Sloan Quotes) In the hands of a master, light and shade is one of the great qualities of art (John French Sloan Quotes) Most art students are generous till it comes to squeezing their colour on the palette... Many pictures haven’t become works of art simply because the artist tried to save a nickel’s worth of colour (John French Sloan Quotes) Sets of lines can say something about the direction and nature of the light. They are used by great fresco painters as a sign for shade (John French Sloan Quotes) Have a special interest, a positive prejudice about some clump of trees or one particular knoll, an excitement about them can spread through the whole composition, and so fire the rest of the things that you are only mildly interested in (John French Sloan Quotes) When you draw a crowd of people in a street or room or landscape, decide whether you want to say that the people dominate the place or that the place is more important than the people (John French Sloan Quotes)

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