Go and see what others have produced, but never copy anything except nature. You would be trying to enter into a temperament that is not yours and nothing that you would do would have any character.

Everybody has their reasons.

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.

I've never let one day go by without painting, or at least without drawing.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

The simplest subjects are the immortal ones.