By my teaching I hope to inspire you to personal activity and to present your vision.

Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.

Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

Find out what you really like if you can. Find out what is really important to you. Then sing your song. You will have something to sing about and your whole heart will be in the singing.

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.

Don't stop to paint the material, but push on to give the spirit.

Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.