Anything New, Anything Worth Doing, Can't Be

I Paint What I Think, Not What I See.

Art Isn't Done To Decorate Apartments, But To Wage War Against The Enemy.

You Must Always Work Not Just Within But Below Your Means. If You Can Handle Three Elements, Handle Only Two. If You Can Handle Ten, Then Handle Only Five. In That Way The Ones You Do Handle, You Handle With More Ease, More Mastery, And You Create A Feeling Of Strength In Reserve.

If You Give A Meaning To Certain Things In My Paintings It May Be Very True, But It Is Not My Idea To Give This Meaning. What Ideas And Conclusions You Have Got I Obtained Too, But Instinctively, Unconsciously. I Make The Painting For The Painting. I Paint The Objects For What They Are.

When You Are Young And Without Success, You Have Only A Few Friends. Then, Later On, When You Are Rich And Famous, You Still Have A Few... If You Are Lucky.