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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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...

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 -...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a...

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

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...

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...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of...

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.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

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...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth...

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And...

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And...

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.

Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...

All my life as an artist I have asked myself: What pushes me continually to...