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

Drawing is feeling. Color is an act of reason.

The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.

Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.

A painting that is well composed is half finished.

What attracted me was less art itself than the artist’s life and all that it meant for me: the idea of creativity and freedom of expression and action. I had been attracted to painting and drawing for a long time, but it was not an irresistible passion; what I wanted, at all costs, was to escape the monotony of life.

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