Color, Even More Than Drawing, Is A

The Whole Arrangement Of My Picture Is Expressive. The Place Occupied By The Figures Or Objects, The Empty Spaces Around Them, The Proportions, Everything Plays A Part.

All That Is Not Useful In A Picture Is Detrimental. A Work Of Art Must Be Harmonious In Its Entirety; For Superfluous Details Would, In The Mind Of The Beholder, Encroach Upon The Essential Elements.

An Artist Is An Explorer. He Has To Begin By Self-discovery And By Observation Of His Own Procedure. After That He Must Not Feel Under Any Constraint.

The Artist Begins With A Vision - A Creative Operation Requiring Effort. Creativity Takes Courage.

When I Started To Paint I Felt Transported Into A Kind Of Paradise... In Everyday Life I Was Usually Bored And Vexed... Starting To Paint I Felt Gloriously Free.