The essential thing is to spring forth, to express the bolt of lightning one senses upon contact with a thing. The function of the artist is not to translate an observation but to express the shock of the object on his nature; the shock, with the original reaction.

He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it.

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

Precision is not reality

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