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

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

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

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

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

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

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

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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.