"What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, something like a good armchair which provides…"

"One must always exaggerate to remain truthful."

"The chief function of color should be to serve expression as well as possible."

"Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements at the painter's disposal for the expression of his feelings."

"A thimbleful of red is redder than a bucketful."