The Urge To Destroy Is Also A

Nothing Can Be Done Without Solitude. I've Created My Own Solitude Which Nobody Suspects

The Quality Of A Painter Depends On The Amount Of Past He Carries With Him.

When You Begin A Picture You Often Make Some Pretty Discoveries. You Must Be On Guard Against These. Destroy The Thing, Do It Over Several Times. In Each Destroying Of A Beautiful Discovery, The Artist Does Not Really Suppress It, But Rather Condenses It, Makes It More Substantial. What Comes Out In The End Is The Result Of Discarded Finds. Otherwise You Become Your Own Connoisseur.

In Drawing, Nothing Is Better Than The First Attempt.

Painting Isn't An Aesthetic Operation; It's A Form Of Magic Designed As Mediator Between This Strange Hostile World And Us.