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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?
–Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile (1762)
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I still have a lot to do before I can deliver my new show, The Rising, to the West End Gallery at the end of this week so I don’t have a lot of time to spend on the blog today. But taking a few minutes to look at the work of Henri Rousseau always does me a world of good. It both settles my mind and sets off sparks in it, making me want to grab the nearest brush and just go at it. I don’t need that inspiration this morning but I will gladly embrace the calming effect found in Rousseau’s colors and forms.
2026 Edit: The quote at the top was attributed to Henri Rousseau at the time this post originally was published. Since that time, I became aware that it was actually from Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the great 18th century philosopher. My bad. Serves me right for not doing due diligence in verifying the quote.
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