My choice of colors does not rest on any scientific theory; it is based on observation, on feeling, on the experience of my sensibility. Inspired by certain pages of Delacroix, an artist like Signac is preoccupied with complementary colors, and the theoretical knowledge of them will lead him to use a certain tone in a certain place. But I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation.

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

Art is an escape from reality.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

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

Another word for creativity is courage.

All my efforts go into creating an art that can be understood by everyone.