I never retouch a sketch: I take a canvas the same size, as I may change the composition somewhat. But I always strive to give the same feeling, while carrying it on further.

An artist is an explorer.

The artists must see all things as if he were seeing them for the first time. All his life he must see as he did when he was a child.

The use of expressive colors is felt to be one of the basic elements of the modern mentality, an historical necessity, beyond choice.

An artist is an explorer. He has to begin by self-discovery and by observation of his own procedure. After that he must not feel under any constraint.

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

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.