"Light is the most important element in painting."

"Of course you will say that I ought to be practical and ought to try and paint the way they want me to paint. Well, I will tell you a secret. I have tried and I have tried very hard, but I can't do it…"

"The eye is the true mirror of the soul."

"Painting is the grandchild of nature. It is related to God."

"The older I get, the more I realize that painting is not about technique, but about feeling."