Just as the creative artist is not allowed to choose, neither is he permitted to turn his back on anything: a single refusal, and he is cast out of the state of grace and becomes sinful all the way through.

Painting is something that takes place among the colors, and ... one has to leave them alone completely, so that they can settle the matter among themselves. T…

He [Cezanne] reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thin…

Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his reflective processes, and inco…

I've taken stuff from people, too. You know though, if you steal from one person, you're just a thief. But if you steal from everyone, that's research.

Truth is, I've always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done.