Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Instinct Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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

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

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

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

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.

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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 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.

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.