There are quite enough unpleasant things in life without the need to manufacture more.
The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible
There are two indices of genuine art: it is inimitable and it is ineffable.
The pain passes, but the beauty remains.
The only reward one should offer an artist is to buy his work.
There isn't a single person or landscape or subject which doesn't possess some interest, although it may not be immediately apparent. When a painter discovers this hidden treasure, other people are immediately struck by its beauty.