Claude Monet

"Each day I discover more and more beautiful things."

"The light constantly changes, and that means the picture is constantly changing too."

"I see clearly that the subject of the picture is of no consequence."

"These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession."

"One moment longer and the whole effect would have been lost."

"When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you."

"My mornings have become my master."

"People discuss my painting as if I try to paint with intention."

"I know that I am my best when I allow myself to be myself."

"Every day brings something new, otherwise I would find life too monotonous."

"The painting is complete when my eyes stop searching for it."

"The instantaneous effect is the whole secret of my art."

"I must paint what I have seen repeatedly before."

"The whole secret lies in knowing how to use the colors."

"You like your work, you don't look at it anymore."

"I am always discovering new things in my work."

"I obey blindly the pure instinct of color."

"The fog is so dense that I cannot see the end of the bridge."

"I am overwhelmed by the beauty of nature."

"Let others do historical paintings, mine is enough for me."

"The light is the principal person in the picture."

"I see colors as materials and light as the subject."

"My age and my infirmities prevent me from working as I would like to."

"People call me the painter of cathedrals and water lilies."

"I have made great effort to understand nature and render her truly."

"Each season has its own charm."

"I can only show you what I can see."

"The mystery of creation is like the darkness of night, it is formless until the artist brings his light to it."

"I do not paint the thing, I only paint the light that surrounds it."

"My work has gone on improving as I grow older."