He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Love Quotes

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures...

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

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

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color -...

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

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

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds...

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

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

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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...

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

The best way to kill time is to work it to death

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...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.

Only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided among...