“The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one moon.” – Jean Ingelow

“Light in Nature creates the movement of colors.” – Robert Delaunay

“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh

“Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.” – Walter Scott

“The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.” – Francis Bacon

“In art, the obvious is a sin.” – Edward Dmytryk

“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.” – e. e. cummings

“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” – Charles Eames

“It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book.” – Cyril Connolly

“To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.” – Auguste Rodin