With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

Quote by Henri Matisse

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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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 -...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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,...

Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and...

Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and...

Everyday in every way I create my own reality. So what is that I choose...

Everyday in every way I create my own reality. So what is that I choose...