With An Apple I Will Astonish Paris.

It's So Fine And Yet So Terrible To Stand In Front Of A Blank Canvas.

Is Art Really The Priesthood That Demands The Pure In Heart Who Belong To It Wholly?

One Must See One's Model Correctly And Experience It In The Right Way; And Furthermore Express Oneself Forcibly And With Distinction.

Time And Reflection... Modify, Little By Little, Our Vision, And At Last Comprehension Comes To Us.

All My Life I Have Worked To Be Able To Earn My Living, But I Thought That One Could Do Good Painting Without Attracting Attention To One's Private Life. Certainly, An Artist Wishes To Raise Himself Intellectually As Much As Possible, But The Man Must Remain Obscure. The Pleasure Must Be Found In The Work.