"Some one asked Opie by what wonderful process he mixed his colours. "I mix them with my brains, sir," was his reply. It is the same with every workman who would excel."
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Reported in Samuel Smiles, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct (London: John Murray, 1859) ch. 4, p. 76
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John Opie
John Opie RA (16 May 1761 – 9 April 1807) was a British painter whose subjects included many prominent men and women of his day, members of the British royal family and others who were notable in the artistic and literary careers.
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