If you study Japanese art you see a man who is undoubtedly wise, philosophic and intelligent, who spends his time how? In studying the distance between the earth and the moon? No. In studying the policy of Bismarck? No. He studies a single blade of grass. But this blade of grass leads him to draw every plant and then the seasons, the wide aspects of the countryside, then animals, then the human figure. So he passes his life, and life is too short to do the whole.

Here everything is so wholly what I consider beautiful. In other words, there is peace here.

What is drawing? It is working oneself through an invisible iron wall that seems to stand between what one feels and what one can do.

I believe I do much better for the time being by first copying some good things than by working without that foundation

Love is eternal, the aspect may change, but not the essence. 


You have first to experience what you want to express.

As you can see, I am immersing myself in color-I've held back from that until now; and I don't regret it.