Without freedom, no art art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.