The ignorant are to be found as much among the educated as among the uneducated.

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.

Artists must be men of wit, consciously or unconsciously philosophers; read, study and think a great deal of life.

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

It is harder to see than it is to express. The whole value of art rests in the artist's ability to see well into what is before him.

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

Educate yourself. Don't let me educate you