I do not paint nature. I am nature.

I am doubtful of any talent, so whatever I choose to be, will be accomplished only by long study and work

A canvas is an arena in which to act.

A real friend is someone you say a sentence to and they know ten thousand words behind that sentence.

The painting has a life of its own

The modern artist is living in a mechanical age and we have a mechanical means of representing objects in nature such as the camera and photograph. The modern artist, it seems to me, is working and expressing an inner world - in other words - expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.