Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.
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I'd be painting sometimes, and get the strangest feeling I was being watched. I'd look up and see faces pressed against the window or door screens. Then, when I noticed them, the people would want to come in and talk to me. Got very upset, too, when I was too busy. One time I remember a man drove his car clear across our lawn and parked it right in the middle of the grass. It was wild.Norman Rockwell
I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich.
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Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite.
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You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression.
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