A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside of itself - or else it belongs to the field of illustration.


Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting (ed. Courier Corporation, 2013) - ISBN: 9780486317458

John F. Carlson Quotes

A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside...

A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside...

A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside...

A work of art in paint should be beautiful and expressive as abstract colour and form and should not interest us necessarily in any 'story' outside...