A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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

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

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 -...

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...

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

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

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

I did my sculpture as a painter. I did not work as a sculptor.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

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.

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose,...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

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

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

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...

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

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

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 -...

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 wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some...

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...

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...