I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Emotion Quotes, Writing Quotes

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

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

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...

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...

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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 -...

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...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

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...

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

Poetry is a counterfeit creation, and makes things that are not, as though they were

Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on one's face.

Nothing encourages creativity like the chance to fall flat on one's face.

Familiarity is a deadly and crippling disease Which, once it has invaded your life, will...

Familiarity is a deadly and crippling disease Which, once it has invaded your life, will...