Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

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

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.

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!

Paint the essential character of things.

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

All the sorrow, all the bitterness, all the sadness, I forget them and ignore them in the joy of working.