His bold use of color came from a desire to "copy nature."

They were the one's who could copy nature like a camera.

Were we to copy nature with accuracy the object copied would seem unnatural.

They thought I was just copying nature.

Not wanting to slavishly copy nature, he strives to observe and create an interpretation consistent with reality and his personal experience.

However, he uses good color, intelligent elimination of detail, and rich pigment to lift his paintings above those that are merely attempts to copy nature.

They are not only based on nature, they copy nature, line almost for line.

In re-presenting nature, the "poet" is not simply copying or distorting nature.

True art does not copy nature.

The pieces were so lifelike, he was accused of cheating by copying nature.