Homer
Homer
Homeris best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
money paint
I will paint for money any time.
knowing done
I prefer every time a picture composed and painted outdoors. The thing is done without your knowing it.
giving balance sun
The life that I have chosen gives me my full hours of enjoyment for the balance of my life. The sun will not rise, or set, without my notice, and thanks.
house lovely contentment
All is lovely outside my house and inside my house and myself.
interesting life-is most-interesting
The most interesting part of my life is of no concern to the public.
men artist want
If a man wants to be an artist, he should never look at pictures.
depression stupid people
What's the use? The people are too stupid. They do not understand.
sky light giving
You have the sky overhead giving one light; then the reflected light from whatever reflects; then the direct light of the sun; so that, in the blending and suffusing of these several luminations, there is no such thing as a line to be seen anywhere.
live-by watercolors
You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors.
trying paint offers
When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.
looks problem solve
Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.
artist looks language
Artists should never look at pictures, but should stutter in a language of their own.
appreciation sun thanks
The Sun will not rise or set without my notice and thanks.
regret description i-regret
I regret very much that I have painted a picture that requires any description.