The pictures which do not represent an intense interest cannot expect to create an intense interest.

The big painter is one who has something to say. He thus does not paint men, landscape or furniture, but an idea.

There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.

A Curve does not exist in its full power until contrasted with a straight line.

Art is the giving by each man of his evidence to the world. Those who wish to give, love to give, discover the pleasure of giving. Those who give are tremendously strong.

Art need not be intended. It comes inevitably as the tree from the root, the branch from the trunk, the blossom from the twig. None of these forget the present in looking backward or forward. They are occupied wholly with the fulfillment of their own existence.

Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.