Right now a moment of time is passing by!... We must become that moment.
What is one to think of those fools who tell one that the artist is always subordinate to nature? Art is a harmony parallel with nature.
My nervous system is enfeebled, only work in oils can sustain me.
To paint is not to copy the object slavishly, it is to grasp a harmony among many relationships.
The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.
Design and color are not distinct and separate. As one paints, one draws. The more the colors harmonize, the more the design takes form. When color is at it's richest, form is at its fullest.