Those who work in a preconceived style, deliberately turning their backs on nature, miss the truth. An artist must recognize, when he is reasoning, that his picture is an artifice; but when he is painting, he should feel that he…

Quote by Henri Matisse

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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...

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Aren't you [Tahiti Lagoons] one of the seven wonders of the Paradise of painters?

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

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

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

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...

Creativity takes courage.

Creativity takes courage.

Work cures everything.

Work cures everything.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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 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,...

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,...

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

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

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could...

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...