Imagination is merely the exploitation of our memory.
One does not always sing out of happiness.
You cannot possibly invent painting all by yourself.
It's not a matter of painting life, it's a matter of giving life to painting.
The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.
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.