John French
John French
artist order records
The artist seeks to record his awareness of order in life.
thinking plus
Nature is what you see plus what you think about it.
memories riding window
Draw places you have seen from memory. I used to paint things I had glimpsed through windows while riding in the elevated train.
quality sensitive paint
Be sensitive to the qualities inherent in the medium. Paint honestly and avoid tricks.
drawing texture chance
There is a better chance of getting an exciting painting from a laboured study with texture than from a fine drawing without it.
art window habit
...in the habit of watching every bit of human life I can see about my windows, but I do it so that I am not observed at it.
thinking color sea
Don't think of sea as color. Make it a solid that can support a boat. Think of 'wetness' as color-texture.
thinking drawing design
Always think of drawing, getting the forms realized, emphasizing the design.
smart fall sleep
You can be a giant among artists without ever attaining any great skill. Facility is a dangerous thing. When there is too much technical ease the brain stops criticizing. Don't let the hand fall into a smart way of putting the mind to sleep.
drawing composition
Drawing and composition are the same thing.
mean artist purpose
The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.
artist people heaven
Artists are the only people in the world who really live. The others have to hope for heaven.
color giving fine
Form your own color concept of things in nature. I have no rules for fine color to give you.
hands quality technique
Originality is a quality that cannot be imitated. The technique of the language, on the other hand, is something that belongs to all who can understand it.