"I wonder how many artists make the most of their failures by learning from them? Very few. The picture which is a failure is thrown away in disgust. The wise artist will keep it, cherish it, regard it as a lesson on how not to do certain things. He will examine it, analyze it, and will not be happy until he knows exactly what has caused the failure. When he he discovered this, he takes care to avoid a repetition of the fault."
Self portrait is by Ernest Meissonier
Quoted from The Artist Magazine, August, 1932 (Thanks, James W.)
What a wonderful piece of advice!
ReplyDelete