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

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

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

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

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

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

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

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

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

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.