Henri Matisse — "To paint is to express a feeling."

"I do not claim to teach; I only want my exhibition not to suggest false interpretations to those who have their own way to make."

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

"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so, he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."

"A chef doesn't have to always ask for approval and to ask [others] people to taste the plates that he prepares. If you must trouble yourself with the public, painting, its art, what one has to say, on…"

"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."