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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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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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 -...

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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,...

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...

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...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

Truly, I'm not joking when I thank my lucky stars for the awful operation I...

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...

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

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

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...

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

If you want something you never had before, you have to do something you've never...

If you want something you never had before, you have to do something you've never...

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't...

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...

The pen is a formidable weapon, but a man can kill himself with it a...