It's with my brush that I make love.

People love to be nice, but you must give them the chance.

Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a single act of merciful service.

An artist must eat sparingly and give up a normal way of life.

When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.

If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself.

Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.