The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.

In great art there is no beginning and end in point of time. All time is comprehended.

It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual, a new one, very distinct from others.

Painting should never look as if it were done with difficulty, however difficult it may actually have been.

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.

Count on big lines to express your ideas.

Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers.