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

Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

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

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.