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"The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery."

"With a painting, you don't have to go back and paint it again."

"One of the most difficult things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it."

"If you scratch a great photograph, you find two things; a painting and a photograph."

"One learns about painting by looking at and imitating other painters."

"Through a painting we can see the whole world."

"I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting."

"Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality."

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"What is the use of good painting? We want a spell cast upon the optical part of our existence! We seldom really see the world, but when we do, we become as still as a picture."

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