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

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Love Quotes

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...

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

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

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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...

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?

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into...

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.

Painting is a nail to which I fasten my ideas.