There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

Quote by Henri Matisse

Topics: Creativity Quotes, Painting Quotes

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 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.

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

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

My curves are not crazy.

My curves are not crazy.

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...

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.

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...

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...

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

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...

Exactitude is not truth.

Exactitude is not truth.

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,...

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.

The only element of jazz that I keep is improvisation.