Quote#Art
Painting is an awkward thing to teach except the details of the…
Quote byBeatrix Potter · 1866–1943
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Journal entry from May 28, 1883, quoted in "Introducing Beatrix Potter" from The Victoria and Albert Museum.
English (original)
Painting is an awkward thing to teach except the details of the medium. If you and your master are determined to look at nature and art in two different directions you are sure to stick.
— Beatrix Potter
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