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

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 -...

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

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...

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

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

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

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...

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...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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 wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being...

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...

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...