Whatever you feel or think your exact state at the exact moment of your brush touching the canvas is in some way registered in that stroke.

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

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.

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

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.

Art appreciation, like love, cannot be done by proxy.

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