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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

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