The reason is, he did nothing blindly, in a hurry.

He trusted to no hireling to grind his colours; he did it himself, or saw it done.

His panel was prepared and prepared again--I will show you how--a year before he laid his colour on.

Most of them are quite content to have their work sucked up and lost, sooner than not be in a hurry.

Bad painters are always in a hurry.