All my life I have worked to be able to earn my living, but I thought that one could do good painting without attracting attention to one's private life. Certainly, an artist wishes to raise himself intellectually as much as possible, but the man must remain obscure. The pleasure must be found in the work.

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

It's not just about looking and copying, it's about feeling too

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.

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.

There is no model, there is only color.