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

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

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

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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

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.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

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