"Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate nature. It was given to us so that we can express our own emotions."

"The painters believe that they exist because people speak of them. It is more simple and more difficult than that."

"It is not enough to place colors, however beautiful, one beside the other; colors must be appropriately placed to enhance each other."

"I begin with the sensation of the object, and then I try to capture that sensation on canvas."

"The effort to combine painting with sculpture has always interested me."