When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.

What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy. The happiness of every living thing is what we want.

My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.

Anything can be painted without representation.

I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.

You can't make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can't make a perfect painting.

Doing what you were born to do … That's the way to be happy.