The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.

An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under any constraint.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must also react on one another. Otherwise, you have cacophony.

Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.