Despite my extremely modest prices, dealers and art lovers are turning their backs on me. It is very depressing to see the lack of interest shown in an art object which has no market value.

My garden is a slow work, pursued with love and I do not deny that I am proud of it. Forty years ago, when I established myself here, there was nothing but a farmhouse and a poor orchard...I bought the house and little by little I enlarged and organized it...I dug, planted weeded, myself; in the evenings the children watered.

One day I am satisfied, the next day I find it all bad; still I hope that some day I will find some of them good.

The real subject of every painting is light.

I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.

The only merit I have is to have painted directly from nature with the aim of conveying my impressions in front of the most fugitive effects.

the more I live, the more I regret how little i know