No One Can Be A Painter Unless

The Country Only Has Charms For Those Not Obliged To Stay There.

The Attacks Of Which I Have Been The Object Have Broken The Spring Of Life In Me... People Don't Realize What It Feels Like To Be Constantly Insulted.

Conciseness In Art Is Essential And A Refinement. The Concise Man Makes One Think; The Verbose Bores. Always Work Towards Conciseness.

In A Face, Look For The Main Light And The Main Shadow; The Rest Will Come Naturally — It's Often Not Important. And Then You Must Cultivate Your Memory, Because Nature Will Only Provide You With References. Nature Is Like A Warden In A Lunatic Asylum. It Stops You From Becoming Banal.

Every Time I Paint, I Throw Myself Into The Water In Order To Learn How To Swim.