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

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

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

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.