Winslow Homer

I try to make my pictures tell a story.

The greatest joy in life is to create something beautiful.

I am a man of few words, but many pictures.

The power of nature is awe-inspiring.

I never stop observing.

The artist's eye sees what others miss.

I find my inspiration in the everyday.

Life is a journey, and art is my companion.

The truth is always beautiful.

I am a painter of light and shadow.

The sun will not rise or set without my notice, and my brush will put it there.

What they call talent is nothing but the capacity for doing continuous hard work.

The life that I have led as a man has been sufficient to satisfy me, and I have no desire to be anything else.

I paint what I see.

Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.

The object is more important than the light.

I regret very much that I have painted my pictures so large. I wish I had painted small ones that would be easy to get about.

Yankee guile and Yankee persistence are my characteristics.

I have been interested in the sea ever since I was a boy.

The sea is as near to the millennium as anything we have.