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

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

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

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

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

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

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

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

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

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