wˌaɪl hiː sˈʌmtaɪmz vˈɜːdʒd ˌɔn ɐbstɹˈækʃən, hɪz lˈaɪɾɪŋ nˈɛvɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd kəmplˈiːtli fɹʌm dᵻɹˈɛkt ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ʌv nˈeɪtʃɚ.
While he sometimes verged on abstraction, his lighting never departed completely from direct observation of nature.