There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.

Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue

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

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

The role of the artist, like that of the scholar, consists of seizing current truths often repeated to him, but which will take on new meaning for him and which he will make his own when he has grasped their deepest significance.

Drawing is of the Spirit and color of the Senses.