Dismiss thoughts of 'good, bad, right, wrong, success, failure' - be spontaneous.

Reconcile the loss of the painting - no matter how many times it may happen - with the joy of beginning again.

Respond to others about your work with equanimity.

Abstract painters: redefine your perspectives. Think in terms of the whole, not simply its parts.

Ask yourself, 'What is obstructing my vision?' What is the difference between seeing and looking?

Master water first and then paint.

The great square has no corners and the great implement completes nothing.