Sometimes I miss out the morning’s painting session and instead study my Japanese books in the open. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
Whoever wants to know something about me – as an artist which alone is significant – they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
After tea it’s back to painting – a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
There is nothing that special to see when looking at me. I’m a painter who paints day in day out, from morning till evening – figure pictures and landscapes, more rarely portraits. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood – there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 ‘o clock. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
Although even when I am being idle I have plenty of food for thought both early and late – thoughts both about and not about art. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
Even when I have to write a simple letter I’m scared stiff as if faced with looming seasickness. Gustav Klimt Read Quote
