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 energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to.

An artist who wants to transpose a composition onto a larger canvas must conceive it over again in order to preserve its expression; he must alter its character and not just fill in the squares into which he has divided his canvas.

An artist must not feel under any constraint.

The living model, the naked body of a woman, is the privileged seat of feeling, but also of questioning... The model must mark you, awaken in you an emotion which you seek in turn to express.

For my part I have never avoided the influence of others. I would have considered it cowardice and a lack of sincerity toward myself.

Cutting straight into color reminds me of the direct carving of the sculptor.