In large studio paintings... composition, or arrangement, may be better studied, and nearer perfection, washes may be more suavely graded.

The importance of colour is as nothing compared with that of form, chiaroscuro and arrangement. They are the true and enduring bases of pictorial art.

Rhythm is as necessary in a picture as pigment; it is as much a part of painting as of music.

Style is instinctive and few achieve it in a notable degree. Its development is not hastened by instruction. It comes or it doesn't. It will take care of itself.

Luminosity is a quality dependent as much on technique as on the physical properties of individual pigments.

Take away a painter's vanity, said a famous landscape painter, and he will never touch a pencil again.

It is not in the nature of lenses to tell the whole truth. They are instruments of exaggeration and belittlement.

Many cherish the idea that a photograph is an exact presentment of nature, and accept without question the paradox that a photograph cannot lie. Actually there never was a more unmitigated liar.

Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.

Do not think me fussy when I specify tidiness. It is essential... In printing, remember that cleanliness and order wait upon success.

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

Even migrating birds know that nature doesn't demand a choice between nesting and flight.

Time and space define the sacred moment.

If someone is going to criticize what you've written and you believe in what you've written then you should respond.

Refine your senses a little more each day; stretch them...your awareness will pierce deeply into your body and into the world.

God gave the Angels wings and humans chocolate. Mrs. Miracle

How do we think beyond interruptive ad formats, and do things that are much more integrated, much more innovative, and actually empower the viewer and give them a better product experience?

Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.

It's always great to work with masters, people who are really, truly good at what they do.

Don't stint on foreplay - or afterplay. Be inventive!

The Gold Rush and the Pony Express made Sacramento a substantial place in terms of enterprise.