I used to build up to sensation, accumulating tension until it released a perceptual experience

I think this lack of a center has something to do with the loss of certainties that Christianity had to offer

I work with nature, although in completely new terms.

Focusing isn't just an optical activity; it is also a mental one.

I never make studies from nature. They would get in the way. I make use of my mind.

Painting is a science pursued as an enquiry into the laws of nature...Observation is considered the key to natural science.

As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play.