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

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.

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

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

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

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

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

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

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

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