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

Quote by Henri Matisse

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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 -...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

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 -...

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.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

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...