"A painter can say all he wants to with fruits or flowers, or even clouds. "
~Edouard Manet
Minerals
"It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things."
~Georgia O'Keeffe
Rhythms and Patterns
"An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language."
~Henri Matisse