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

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.

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

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

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

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

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

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

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

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