“Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience.” – Rebecca West

“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” – Edward Abbey

“The sea has neither meaning nor pity.” – Anton Chekhov

“My painting does not come from the easel.” – Jackson Pollock

“I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.” – Pat Buckley

“Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.” – Edgar Degas

“Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.” – Pierre Bonnard

“Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose.” – Gertrude Stein

“We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.” – Albert Einstein

“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.” – Raoul Dufy