Concision in art is a necessity and an elegance. The verbose painter bores: who will get rid of all these trimmings?
You must always remain master of the situation and do what you please. No school tasks, ah, no! no tasks!
There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.
Black is not a color.
The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there.
You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.