J. M. W. Turner
J. M. W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner, RAwas an English Romanticist landscape painter. Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth23 April 1775
courage fearful
It is only when we are no longer fearful that we begin to create.
hard-work genius mastery
I know of no genius but the genius of hard work.
jobs paint knows
My job is to paint what I see, not what I know.
color light energy
Light is therefore color.
turns
There's a sketch at every turn.