An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
– Charles Bukowski
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Quotable 318
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
– Emile Zola
Fiction: An Ever-Present Day in the Woods
“You have come at an excellent time, Mr. Geduld, as I am about to complete this painting.” He shook hands with the writer. “Please have a seat and you may observe. I trust that will be useful for your book.”
“Indeed it will, Mr. Truitt, and let me thank you again for this opportunity.”
Truitt smiled. “The opportunity is mine, Mr. Geduld. To be included in a book about the great painters of our day will be quite the honor.”
“I believe the chapter about the life and work of Peter Bascomb Truitt will be of the greatest interest, sir. Are you painting this still life with your particular method of merely glancing at the canvas?”
“I am, as I will now demonstrate.”
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