“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.”

“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”

“More of me comes out when I improvise.”

“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.”

“The only real influence I've ever had is myself.”

“My aim in painting has always been the most exact transcription possible of my most intimate impression of nature.”

“All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites.”

“Sir when their backsides look good enough to slap there's nothing more to do.”

“A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved.”

“They make me...they make me think of being stuck somewhere? I don't know, like weighted down, but then these patches...”

“In painting, three things must be considered - the position of the viewer, the position of the object viewed, and the position of the light that illuminates the object.”

“Talent is nothing more than a pursued interest.”