John Constable
Birthdate: June 11, 1776
Birthplace: Suffolk, East Anglia, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: March 31, 1837
Occupation: Painter
Profile: Best known for
Dedham Vale and
The Hay Wain.
Website: http://www.john-constable.org/
Number of Quotes: 4
I should paint my own places best.
Painting is but another word for feeling.
The sound of water escaping from mill-dams, etc., willows, old rotten planks,
slimy posts, and brickwork ... those scenes made me a painter and I am grateful.
There is nothing ugly; I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an
object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.