The spirit must be felt so intensely that it has power to call others in passing, for it must pass, not stop in the pictures.

It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something sublime that you were born into, some great rugged power that you are a part of.

The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.

Look at the earth crowded with growth, new and old bursting from their strong roots hidden in the silent, live ground, each seed according to its own kind...each one knowing what to do, each one demanding its own rights on the earth. So artist, you too from the depths of your soul...let your roots creep forth, gaining strength.

real art is religion, a search for the beauty of God deep in all things.

Sometimes I could quit paint and take to charring. It must be fine to clean perfectly, to shine and polish and know that it could not be done better. In painting that never occurs.

There is something bigger than fact: the underlying spirit, all it stands for, the mood, the vastness, the wildness.