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... a canvas that I have covered is worth more than a blank canvas. My pretensions go no further that is my right to paint, my reason for painting.

Irving Stone

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Irving Stone
Age: 86 †
Born: 1903
Born: July 14
Died: 1989
Died: August 26
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A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
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Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
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An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.
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Nature always resists the artist at the beginning.
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