An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.

There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness. Such are the moments of our greatest wisdom.

Lines are results, do not draw them for themselves.

Good composition is like a suspension bridge; each line adds strength and takes none away... Making lines run into each other is not composition. There must be motive for the connection. Get the art of controlling the observer – that is composition.

The most vital things in the look of a landscape endure only for a moment. Work should be done from memory; memory of that vital moment.

There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.

You pass people on the street, some are for you, some are not.