There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Creativity Quotes, Painting Quotes

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

Better late than never is poor consolation for the man who has lost the opportunity...

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

I'm growing old, I delight in the past.

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the...

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

There is no interruption between my older paintings and my cutouts. Just that with an...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be...

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course...

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

When I saw what a mess everything was in I asked for my money back...

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry...

It's fun to imagine what you could do with that kind of money. I could...

It's fun to imagine what you could do with that kind of money. I could...