Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian artist Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, also known as Ida Sherbourne Rentoul and Ida Sherbourne Outhwaite, was an Australian illustrator of children's books. Her work mostly depicted magical creatures, such as elves and fairies.

I just had to plod along without having any teaching, which was a pity.
I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less.
There is something magical in seeing what you can do, what texture and tone and colour you can produce merely with a pen point and a bottle of ink. — © Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
There is something magical in seeing what you can do, what texture and tone and colour you can produce merely with a pen point and a bottle of ink.
I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet.
Then clear on a flute of purest gold A sweet little fairy played. And wonderful fairy tales she told and marvelous music made.
The wall is silence, the grass is sleep, Tall trees of peace their vigil keep, And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled. Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.
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