To arrive is to be in prison.

The artists must see all things as if he were seeing them for the first time. All his life he must see as he did when he was a child.

I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give the same feeling, while carrying it on further.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

Starting to paint, I felt gloriously free, quiet, and alone.

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.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.