It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry.

No small dabs of colour - you want plenty of paint to paint with.

I do not judge, I only chronicle.

An artist painting a picture should have at his side a man with a club to hit him over the head when the picture is finished.

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

If there was a volcano under their feet, a Vesuvius that could erupt and bury this modern-day Pompeii at any moment, the best thing to do was dance on it.

Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to acquire.

If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest darks, you avoid false accents.

Cultivate an ever-continuous power of observation. Wherever you are, be always ready to make slight notes of postures, groups and incidents.

The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.

i realize you cant just throw real gems at ppl...because they think cubic zirconia is the real thing lol

I embrace my shadow self. Shadows give depth and dimension to my life. I believe in embracing my duality, in learning to let darkness and light, peacefully co-exist, as illumination.

a burning light(light having oil) will burn to a glowing light which will grow into a shining light to become an illuminator

I have many projects in various states of development. Some are on paper and some are in my head. But as I go on, I feel the need to be guided in my choices.

Chill penury weighs down the heart itself; and though it sometimes be endured with calmness, it is but the calmness of despair.

You either fight active evil or you accept it. Doing nothing is acceptance. There is no in-between.

Forget aging. If you're six feet above ground, it's a good day.

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this.