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It was so simple to paint things as I saw them to put without special calculation a red close to a blue.
Paul Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin
Age: 55 †
Born: 1848
Born: January 1
Died: 1903
Died: January 1
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A hint - don't paint too much direct from nature. Art is an abstraction! study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which will result, which is the only way to ascend towards God - to create like our Divine Master.
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A bit of advice, don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it, and concentrate on what you will create as a result.
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Poor artist! You gave away part of your soul when you painted the picture which you are now trying to dispose of.
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Whatever may happen the sun will rise tomorrow as it rose to-day, beneficent and serene.
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Literary poetry in a painter is something special, and is neither illustration nor the translation of writing by form.
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And here in my isolation I can grow stronger. Poetry seems to come of itself, without effort, and I need only let myself dream a little while painting to suggest it.
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Oh mysterious world of all light, thou hast made a light shine within me, and I have grown in admiration of thy antique beauty, which is the immemorial youth of nature.
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Let everything about you breathe the calm and peace of the soul.
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