I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly.
I must have flowers, always, and always.
I would like to paint the way a bird sings.
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.
Nothing in the whole world is of interest to me but my painting and my flowers.
Zaandam has enough to paint for a lifetime.