I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one in which to practice his art.

You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.

One does not always sing out of happiness.

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture.

Draw your pleasure, paint your pleasure, and express your pleasure strongly.

It is still color, it is not yet light.

Drawing is feeling. Color is an act of reason.