The viewers must come to understand the sacredness of painting, so they will remove their hats as if they were in church.

A person himself believes that all the other portraits are good likenesses except the one of himself.

There is a battle that goes on between men and women. Many people call it love.

Some colors reconcile themselves to one another, others just clash.

I do not believe in the art which is not the compulsive result of man's urge to open his heart

Painting picture by picture, I followed the impressions my eye took in at heightened moments. I painted only memories, adding nothing, no details that I did not see. Hence the simplicity of the paintings, their emptiness.

I build a kind of wall between myself and t he model so that I can paint in peace behind it. Otherwise, she might say something that confuses and distracts me.