115 result(s) for Claude Monet Quotes.
"The motif is the same, but to see it you must understand it with your own mind and heart, and not get out of that."
"The greatest illusion of all is a painter's illusion."
"In the artist's mind, time has no meaning; he sees time as a phenomena to be interpreted."
"It is a good idea to be a little sentimental, to bring memories of things that are gone, to hold onto them a little longer."
"To me, the snow is like a magnificent canvas upon which one can paint any picture."
"Impressionism is the newspaper of the day."
"What a wonderful thing it is to be able to see and perceive beauty all around us."
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"I have always had a love for nature, and a love for painting."
"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist."
"The landscape changes every minute; the clouds change, the light changes, you have to seize that."
"The technique is not an end but a means to an end."
"I keep following Nature, and I can’t get away from it."
"Painting should be a of joy and love, it should exist in the service of our joy."
"When I’m alone, I’m happiest."
"What I am doing is not enough, and yet I cannot do more."
"Art is a jealous mistress."
"Light is the most important thing in a painting."
"I am still following nature, and I cannot get away from it."
"I must have flowers, always, and always."
"The more I paint, the more I like everything."
"I want to forget myself, I want to go out of my own; I want to go away from myself; I want to be in the world, in its light and in its color."
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"What is in the eye of the painter is what gives a spirit to the work."
"It’s on each of us to decide how we feel about the world."
"I dream of painting and then I paint my dream."
"There is no blue without yellow and without orange."
"I would like to be able to show the possibilities of light and the infinite range of colors."
"The sea is a reflection of the sky."
"Time is an illusion."
"The landscape thinks itself in me, and I have no need for a metaphor."
"To see the light in the darkness, that is the goal of every artist."
"Impressionism is only direct vision."
"I have painted a great deal of light, and I am tired of painting light!"
"If I could do anything, I would just paint."
"No one can be a great artist without a great heart."
"I feel the need to paint, paint, paint."
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"The great thing is that a great artist can be a great man too."
"The motive is the light, and the attitude is admiration."
"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things."
"In the end, I am no more than a poet who loved doing so."
"To be an artist is to believe in life."
"I am so glad that what I have envisaged has been realized by others."
"The world is so much more interesting than what you can simply see."
"I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."
"My seasonal palette is the foliage of my garden."
"Impressionism is not the end but the beginning of a new approach, a new aesthetic."
"The light is my friend. It makes a bouquet out of any situation."
"Water lilies are a reflection of my soul."
"What is most important is to be true to yourself and the subject."
"I can’t work without a model, and a model can’t stay in the studio long enough."
"It is my faith that the more I paint, the more I discover of the world around me."
"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad."
"To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at."
"I have tried to do my best to give people a sense of what I see and feel."
"Beyond the painted surface lies the reality of impressions."
"The landscape can only be beautiful if interpreted with knowledge and simplicity."
"Each day, I find inspiration in the nuances of light and shadow."
"To see the beauty of things we need to take a step back and let ourselves be absorbed by it."
"The joy of life consists in the light we bring into it, the colors we enjoy."
"Art is the most beautiful of all lies, and the lie that is closest to truth."
"When I am at my easel, I feel at home."
"My instinct tells me what colors to use."
"There is no such thing as a bad day in a garden."
"I paint as I breathe – I can’t stop."
"The best way to observe nature is from the viewpoint of an artist."
"I can only draw what I see."
"There is no such thing as an ugly color."
"I would like to paint the way a bird sings."
"Water lilies are the most beautiful things in the world."
"Impressionism is not a style, it is a way of seeing."
"I am following Nature without being able to grasp her."
"The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration."
"It is better to be in harmony with your surroundings than to fight against them."
"Light is the key to painting."
"To observe is to remember, and I think I’m often unable to observe because I’ve painted so many times."
"My goal is to depict my subject in a way that will evoke a feeling or mood."
"All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination?"
"If you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt."
"Each day I discover more and more beautiful things."
"The landscape thinks itself in me, and I am its consciousness."
"Every day I take this as my duty: to mark in my own way the beauty of a thing."
"I am at my best when I’m at my easel, sublimely lost in the world of color."
"For me, a painting is a thing, a person is a person, but a portrait is only the idea of a person."
"Art is not a thing; it is a way."
"It is in the process of creation that we find our richest joy."
"I’m not a painter who reads books, but I’m a painter influenced by nature."
"A sunset is the most beautiful thing in the world."
"I take my brush and I create my own light."
"I long to be free; I want to fly away and paint what I see."
"I want to paint the way a bird sings."
"I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers."
"Color is my day-long obsession, joy, and torment."
"Water lilies are the bathing place of my soul."
"My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece."
"The most important thing is to be able to make out what is going on when I make a painting."
"The subject is the most important thing, and your own feelings about it are also essential."
"You can’t do anything without enthusiasm."
"I have always believed that the best way to paint is to take a quick glance and then express what you feel."
"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."
"Each day I am more and more convinced that my garden is a great help to me in my work."
"The light that surrounds things, and adds value to them, is what I am looking for."
"When I see a beautiful place, I feel the need to express it in a painting."
"I want to make a painting of the way the light shines on the water."
"What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?"
"I am an artist, I have to express my feelings, my inspirations, and my emotions through my art."
"Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It's enough to drive one mad."
"The more I look at Nature, the more I see that she is a great painter."
"If you truly love Nature, you will find beauty everywhere."
"Impressionism is not a matter of brush strokes, it’s about a state of being."
"I believe that the world is made of light and that everything exists to be seen."
"The creation of a painting is the result of complicated feelings, thoughts, and experiences."
"To paint is to feel and to express that feeling through color and form."
"It is only by working that we can find out the essence of a thing."
"I have a passion for color and the way it changes in light."
"In every work, I strive to leave something of myself within it."
"My goal is to capture the fleeting moments of time and light."
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