The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Paul Cézanne

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling block of the uncertain.

If isolation tempers the strong, it is the stumbling block of the uncertain.

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.

There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

It's not just about looking and copying, it's about feeling too

It's not just about looking and copying, it's about feeling too

Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.

Long live the sun which gives us such beautiful color.

The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.

The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

To paint is not to copy the object slavishly, it is to grasp a harmony among many relationships.

To paint is not to copy the object slavishly, it is to grasp a harmony among many relationships.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.

You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.

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

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

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.

It is not about painting life, it is about making painting alive.

It is not about painting life, it is about making painting alive.

Right now a moment of time is passing by We must become that moment.

Right now a moment of time is passing by We must become that moment.

One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.

One does not substitute oneself for the past, one merely adds to it a new link.