“Imagination is the eye of the soul.”

“It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.”

“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.”

“That’s the motivation of an artist – to seek attention of some kind.”

“What I didn’t know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.”

“It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.”

“A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.”

“What the imagination seizes as beauty must be truth.”

“Sorrowful and great is the artist’s destiny.”

“Art must take reality by surprise.”

“The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.”

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

“Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.”

“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.”

“Life is short, the art long.”