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

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

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

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

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

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

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

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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

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