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.
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Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.
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Work cures everything.
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He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.
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I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.
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An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language.
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Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.
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Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.
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What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
