Cover the canvas at the first go, and then work on till you see nothing more to add ... Don't proceed according to rules and principles, but paint what you observe and feel. Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression.

I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always afraid of finding a monster in place of the precious jewels I thought I had put there!

Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely.

We are all the subjects of impressions, and some of use seek to convey the impressions to others. In the art of communicating impressions lies the power of generalizing without losing that logical connection of parts to the whole which satisfies the mind.

God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.