The Real Artist's Work Is A Surprise

There Are People Who Buy Pictures Because They Were Difficult To Do, And Are Done. Such Pictures Are Often Only A Record Of Pain And Dull Perseverance. Great Works Of Art Should Look As Though They Were Made In Joy. Real Joy Is A Tremendous Activity, Dull Drudgery Is Nothing To It.

There Is Nothing In All The World More Beautiful Or Significant Of The Laws Of The Universe Than The Nude Human Body.

Artists Must Be Men Of Wit, Consciously Or Unconsciously Philosophers; Read, Study And Think A Great Deal Of Life.

To Paint Is To Know How To Put Nothing On Canvas, And Have It Look Like Something When You Stand Back.

A Picture Should Be The Expression Of The Will Of The Painter.