Watercolour is not especially difficult, but I must warn you to steer clear of those pretty English watercolourists, so skilful and alas so weak, and so often too truthful.

Watercolour is not especially difficult, but I must warn you to steer clear of those pretty English watercolourists, so skilful and alas so weak, and so often too truthful.

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

I remember that, although I was full of fervour, I didn't have the slightest inkling, even at forty, of the deeper side to the movement we were pursuing by instinct. It was in the air!

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

I think when one has talent one finally breaks through; so don't pass up any opportunity to do some work.

God takes care of imbeciles, little children and artists.