A Canvas Is Never Empty.

If You Don't Have Trouble Paying The Rent, You Have Trouble Doing Something Else; One Needs Just A Certain Amount Of Trouble.

I Don't Think Of Myself As Making Art. I Do What I Do Because I Want To, Because Painting Is The Best Way I've Found To Get Along With Myself.

I Don't Like Masterpieces Having One-night Stands In Collectors' Homes Between Auctions.

Art Is A Means To Function Thoroughly And Passionately In A World That Has A Lot More To It Than Paint.

I Don't Think He (joseph Albers, Fh) Ever Realized That It Was His Discipline That I Came For. Besides, My Response To What I Learned From Him Was Just The Opposite Of What He Intended.. ..i Was Very Hesitant About Arbitrarily Designing Forms And Selecting Colors That Would Achieve Some Predetermined Result, Because I Didn't Have Any Ideas To Support That Sort Of Thing - I Didn't Want Color To Serve Me, In Other Words.