There is a sort of elation about sunlight on the upper part of a house.

So many people say painting is fun. I don't find it fun at all. It's hard work for me.

I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking.

Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

When I don't feel in the mood for painting I go to the movies for a week or more. I go on a regular movie binge!

My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.