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Remember The Enemy Of All Painting Is Gray: A Painting Will Almost Always Appear Grayer Than It Is, On Account Of Its Oblique Position Under The Light.

Not Only Can Color, Which Is Under Fixed Laws, Be Taught Like Music, But It Is Easier To Learn Than Drawing, Whose Elaborate Principles Cannot Be Taught.

Weaknesses In Men Of Genius Are Usually An Exaggeration Of Their Personal Feeling; In The Hands Of Feeble Imitators They Become The Most Flagrant Blunders. Entire Schools Have Been Founded On Misinterpretations Of Certain Aspects Of The Masters. Lamentable Mistakes Have Resulted From The Thoughtless Enthusiasm With Which Men Have Sought Inspiration From The Worst Qualities Of Remarkable Artists Because They Are Unable To Reproduce The Sublime Elements In Their Work.

The So-called Conscientiousness Of The Majority Of Painters Is Only Perfection Applied To The Art Of Boring.

Perfect Beauty Implies Perfect Simplicity, A Quality That At First Sight Does Not Arouse The Emotions Which We Feel Before Gigantic Works, Objects Whose Very Disproportion Constitutes An Element Of Beauty.