If I Had The Energy, I Would

It's To Paint Directly On The Canvas Without Any Funny Business, As It Were, And I Use Almost Pure Turpentine To Start With, Adding Oil As I Go Along Until The Medium Becomes Pure Oil. I Use As Little Oil As I Can Possibly Help, And That's My Method.

If I Had The Energy, I Would Have Done It All Over The County.

More Of Me Comes Out When I Improvise.

I Have Tried To Present My Sensations In What Is The Most Congenial And Impressive Form Possible To Me.

It's (the Lack Of Communication Between The People In His Paintings, Ed.) Probably A Reflection Of My Own, If I May Say, Loneliness. I Don't Know. It Could Be The Whole Human Condition.