The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One cannot do just anything. A talented artist cannot do whatever he pleases. If he only used his gifts, he would not exist. We are not the masters of what we produce. It is imposed on us.
Henri MatisseWhen a painting is finished, it's like a new born child, and the artist himself must have time for understanding. How then do you expect an amateur to understand that which the artist dos not yet comprehend.
Henri MatisseDo remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.
Henri MatisseWhen an artist or student draws a nude figure with painstaking care, the result is drawing, and not emotion.
Henri Matisse