"I am chasing the merest sliver of color. It is my own fault, I want to grasp the intangible."

"I would advise young artists to paint as they can, as long as they can, without being afraid of painting badly."

"I want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat… I want to paint the air that surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat – the beauty of the air in which these objects are locate…"

"I am completely absorbed in my work, and I am not thinking of anything else."

"I'm working like a madman, but I'm not satisfied with anything."