An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.

Art when really understood is the province of every human being. It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. It is not an outside, extra thing.

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

Be a warhorse for work and enjoy even the struggle against defeat.

There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.

Personal experimentation is revealing, and once you get into it, immensely engaging.

Do not expect pictures to say the expected; some of the best will have surprises for you, which will, at first, shock you.