A fresh river in a beautiful meadow

Imagined in his mind

The good Painter, who would some day paint it

—Comanimi

If I was strange, and strange was my art,

Such strangeness is a source of grace and strength;

And whoever adds strangeness here and there to his style,

Gives life, force and spirit to his paintings . . .

—Engraved at Lake’s request on his memorial in Trillian Square