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

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

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

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

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

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

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

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

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

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