Gardening was something I learned in my youth when I was unhappy. I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers. Claude Monet More Quotes by Claude Monet More Quotes From Claude Monet For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually. For me, it is only the surrounding atmosphere which gives subjects their true value. Claude Monet stars change life The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute. Claude Monet atmosphere garden light To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at. Claude Monet names forget Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love. Claude Monet mental-health life art All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it. Claude Monet brushes bears looks When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, house, a field....Merely think, here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives your own naive impression of the scene before you. Claude Monet squares art thinking I must have flowers, always, and always. Claude Monet flower-garden flower Paint what you really see, not what you think you ought to see; not the object isolated as in a test tube, but the object enveloped in sunlight and atmosphere, with the blue dome of Heaven reflected in the shadows. Claude Monet blue heaven thinking I want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat, and that's the end. They are finished. I want to paint the air which surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat, the beauty of the air in which these objects are located, and that is nothing short of impossible. Claude Monet artist bridges air Light is the most important person in the picture. Claude Monet immortal-life important light It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly. Claude Monet artist reflection way I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly. Claude Monet painting artist long Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it. Claude Monet mad desire beautiful It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare. Claude Monet moral tragedy world I would like to paint the way a bird sings. Claude Monet bird way art Critic asks: 'And what, sir, is the subject matter of that painting?' - 'The subject matter, my dear good fellow, is the light. Claude Monet painting light matter Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment. Claude Monet color motivational art Everything changes, even stone. Claude Monet things-change change stones Listening only to my instincts, I discovered superb things. Claude Monet instinct inspiration listening It is better to have done something than to have been someone. Claude Monet has-beens done motivational
