"I'm not performing miracles, I'm using up and wasting a lot of paint…"

"The fog is so thick, it's like a dream. I am working, but it is like working in a dream."

"I am going to send you some more canvases, but I don't know what to do with them. They are all different and I don't know which one to choose."

"I am absolutely exhausted and have not had a moment's rest. I am completely worn out."

"No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition."