Samuel Butler (novelist) Quote

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards taming the eyes is to teach them not to see too much.


Seeing - The Note-Books of Samuel Butler (1912) - Part IX - A Painter's Views on Painting


If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards...

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards...

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards...

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards...