Homer
Homer
Homeris best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
crazy drop line maybe wherever wind
I'm hittin' the road. Maybe I'll drop you a line some day from wherever I wind up in this crazy old world.
black-and-white wonderful relation
It is wonderful how much depends upon the relations of black and white A black and white, if properly balanced, suggests colour.
inspiring art two
Never put more than two waves in a picture; it's fussy.
giving-up mistake drinking
I thought for a change I would give up drinking, and it was a great mistake, and, although I reduced the size of my nose and improved my beauty, my stomach suffered.
money paint
I will paint for money any time.
house lovely contentment
All is lovely outside my house and inside my house and myself.
interesting life-is most-interesting
The most interesting part of my life is of no concern to the public.
depression stupid people
What's the use? The people are too stupid. They do not understand.
sky light giving
You have the sky overhead giving one light; then the reflected light from whatever reflects; then the direct light of the sun; so that, in the blending and suffusing of these several luminations, there is no such thing as a line to be seen anywhere.
live-by watercolors
You will see, in the future I will live by my watercolors.
trying paint offers
When you paint, try to put down exactly what you see. Whatever else you have to offer will come out anyway.
looks problem solve
Look at nature, work independently, and solve your own problems.
appreciation sun thanks
The Sun will not rise or set without my notice and thanks.
care mean understanding
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand.