In a tree there is a spirit of life, a spirit of growth and a spirit of holding its head up.

The picture that looks as if it were done without an effort may have been a perfect battlefield in its making.

All the past up to a moment ago is your legacy. You have a right to it.

When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world.

Don't worry about the rejections. Everybody that's good has gone through it. Don't let it matter if your works are not "accepted" at once. The better or more personal you are the less likely they are of acceptance.

There are people who buy pictures because they were difficult to do, and are done. Such pictures are often only a record of pain and dull perseverance. Great works of art should look as though they were made in joy. Real joy is a tremendous activity, dull drudgery is nothing to it.

Count on big lines to express your ideas.