Quote: Emily Carr

"A picture is not a collection of portrayed objects nor is it a certain effect of light and shade nor is it a souvenir of a a place nor a sentimental reminder, nor is it a show of colour nor a magnificence of form, nor yet is it anything seeable or sayable. It is a glimpse of God interpreted by the soul."

"I feel about my paintings exactly as if they were my children. They are my children, of my body, my mind, my innermost being. When people call them horrible and hideous I rent it deeply. I can't help it. I know people don't have to like my pictures, but when they condemn them I feel like a mother protecting her young."