Don't 'discover' a subject of any kind.

All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression. To call this expression abstract seems to me often to confuse the issue. Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract . . . a realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.

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

Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion.

I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and supercharge it in some way… what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve – tension beneath calm.

All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression

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