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

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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

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.

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

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

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

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

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