Do whatever you do intensely.
"Robert Henri" was an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School of American realism and an organizer of the group known as "The Eight," a loose association of artists who protested the restrictive exhibition practices of the powerful, conservative National Academy of Design.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous artists! More Robert Henri on Wikipedia.Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you.
A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.
I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.
There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.
It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.
Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.
Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them.
Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.
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