It Seemed To Me That It Was

Art Is Not Nature... There Was A Lot More To Be Got Out Of Color.

I Am Just Beginning To Understand What It Is To Paint. A Painter Should Have Two Lives, One In Which To Learn, And One In Which To Practice His Art.

What Attracted Me Was Less Art Itself Than The Artist’s Life And All That It Meant For Me: The Idea Of Creativity And Freedom Of Expression And Action. I Had Been Attracted To Painting And Drawing For A Long Time, But It Was Not An Irresistible Passion; What I Wanted, At All Costs, Was To Escape The Monotony Of Life.

The Principal Subject Is The Surface, Which Has Its Color, Its Laws Over And Above Those Of Object.

The Precision Of Naming Takes Away From The Uniqueness Of Seeing.