You begin with the possibilities of the material.

I feel as though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun.

I'm not so facile that I can accomplish or find out what I want to know or explore enough of the possibilities and a way of making a painting, say, in just one painting or two paintings.

You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist.

And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission

I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out the real world.

This is a portrait of Iris Clert if I say so.