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Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Color
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Nov 07, 2020

Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving.

Color
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Nov 07, 2020

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

Literally
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Nov 07, 2020

I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me.

Grow
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Nov 07, 2020

Instinct must be thwarted just as one prunes the branches of a tree so that it will grow better.

Nov 07, 2020

A young woman has young claws, well sharpened. If she has character, that is. And if she hasn't so much the worse for you.

Nov 07, 2020

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.

More
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Nov 07, 2020

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.

Light
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Nov 07, 2020

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.

Nature
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Nov 07, 2020

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

God
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Nov 07, 2020

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

Enable
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Nov 07, 2020

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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