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.

The more simply you see, the more simply you will render. People see too much, scatteringly.

All manifestations of art are but landmarks in the progress of the human spirit toward a thing but as yet sensed and far from being possessed.

There is no art without contemplation.

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

Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.

It is the common defect of modern art study. Too many students do not know why they draw.