Winslow Homer

When I have a thing to express, I don't think of the way in which it has been done before. I think only of my subject.

The life that I have chosen is a very hard life, but I am content to live it.

I paint it as I see it, not as I wish it were.

The most important thing is to get the subject down, no matter how.

I never try to improve on nature. I only try to reproduce it.

You want to know what my ambition is? It is to paint the sun in all its glory.

The ocean is a great teacher.

I wish I could live a thousand years, to paint all the pictures I want to paint.

The artist should be a silent observer.

I have no doubt that I shall be forgotten in a hundred years.

The best part of a picture is the part that is left to the imagination.

I paint what I see, and I paint it honestly.

The most beautiful thing in the world is the human face.

I never paint anything that I don't love.

The true artist is a solitary creature.

I am not interested in theories. I am interested in facts.

The sea is always changing, and so is life.

I have no rules. I just paint.

The greatest challenge for an artist is to capture the fleeting moment.

I believe in working hard and letting the results speak for themselves.