There are many accidents that are nothing but accidents-and forget it. But there are some that were brought about only because you are the person you are... you have the wherewithal, intelligence, and energy to recognize it and do something with it.

What concerns me when I work, is not whether the picture is a landscape, or whether it's pastoral, or whether somebody will see a sunset in it. What concerns me is - did I make a beautiful picture?

In relations with people, as in art, if you always stick to style, manners, and what will work, and you're never caught off guard, then some beautiful experiences never happen.

I'd rather risk an ugly surprise than rely on things I know I can do.

A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once. It's an immediate image.

The question of sex will take care of itself.

I don't resent being a female painter. I don't exploit it. I paint.