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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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

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