Expression for me does not reside in passions glowing in a human face or manifested by violent movement. The entire arrangement of my picture is expressive; the place occupied by my figures, the empty space around them, the proportions, everything has its share.

If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit.

It has always bothered me that I don't paint like everyone else

It is with color that you render light, though you must also feel this light, have it within yourself.

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.

A painting in an interior spreads joy around it by the colors, which calm us.

From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.