You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.

Creation begins with vision.

I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation

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

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.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.