In a successful painting everything is integral - all the parts belong to the whole. If you remove an aspect or element you are removing its wholeness.

Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract for he must create his own work from his visual impressions. A realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.

My freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings.

I want painting to be difficult to do.

I don't go into the studio with the idea of 'saying' something. What I do is face the blank canvas and put a few arbitrary marks on it that start me on some sort of dialogue.

Use and respond to the initial fresh qualities but consider them absolutely expendable.

Somehow don't be bored, but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.