Samuel Butler: If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames the

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his e — Samuel Butler

If a man has not studied painting, or at any rate black and white drawing, his eyes are wild; learning to draw tames them. The first step towards taming the eyes is to teach them not to see too much.

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