I always start a painting with the sky.

The animation of the canvas is one of the hardest problems of painting.

I like all those painters who loved and had a strong feeling for nature.

Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.

Though the artist must remain master of his craft, the surface, at times raised to the highest pitch of loveliness, should transmit to the beholder the sensation which possessed the artist.

The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary.