Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance.

For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.

...The more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

A thimbleful of red is redder than a bucketful.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

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

When I put a green, it is not grass. When I put a blue, it is not the sky.