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

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.

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.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

A new painting is a unique event, a birth, which enriches the universe as it is grasped by the human mind, by bringing a new form into it.

To draw is to make an idea precise. Drawing is the precision of thought.

A certain blue enters your soul. A certain red has an effect on your blood-pressure.