Art should be something like a good armchair in which to rest from physical fatigue.

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

The portrait is one of the most curious art forms. It demands special qualities in the artist, and an almost total kinship with the model.

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

To arrive is to be in prison.

I am curious about color as one would be visiting a new country, because I have never concentrated so closely on color expression. Up to now I have waited at the gates of the temple.