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Edgar A. Payne Art Quotes - (4 quotes)

Edgar A. Payne - From the Influence category:

Art comes into being in that abstract interval between a thought and reality, and no one - not even the artist who created it - can remeasure the influences that caused it. (Edgar A. Payne)

Edgar A. Payne - From the Originality category:

To be original one needs to learn the ideas of other painters in order to be different from them. (Edgar A. Payne)

Edgar A. Payne - From the Pleasure category:

The pleasure derived from viewing the achievements of others, coupled with a true appreciation of nature, sharpens the desire to express pictorially. (Edgar A. Payne)

Edgar A. Payne - From the Practice category:

Learning the art of painting is not an easy task. It takes a great deal of intelligence, keen analysis, study and practice. (Edgar A. Payne)

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