Arthur Lismer Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“It is necessary that... we should believe that we are as capable of producing great art as we believe we are capable of doing great deeds...”
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“Jackson is the most consummate sketcher I have ever known. These little panels, handy on the trail, could be handled as easily as an expert marksman uses a quiver full of arrows.”
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“Thomson sought the wilderness, never seeking to tame it, but only to draw from it, its magic of tangle and season.”
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“Turning points in my life... the bush, the trails, lakes, waterfalls... moving camp from one wonderful lake to another... the companionship of a great individual, a wonder with canoe, axe and fish line.”
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“Imagine a glorious full moon coming over the tops of the spruce, big and yellow, shedding a mysterious light on everything... the moonlight had colour, you could see to paint and be able to appreciate the colour of things.”
-- Arthur Lismer
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Source : "Paroles d'un sage: Choix de pensées d'African Spir" ("Words of a Sage : Selected thoughts of African Spir") by Hélène Claparède-Spir, (p. 61), 1937.
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“My words, thoughts and deeds have a boomerang effect. So be-careful what you send out!”
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