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

I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.

You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.

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

Creative people are curious, flexible, and independent with a tremendous spirit and a love of play.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.

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