Henri Matisse Quotes

In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

A certain blue enters your soul. A certain red has an effect on your blood-pressure.

Exactitude is not truth.

I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation

What I am after, above all, is expression.

Seeing is in itself a creative act that requires effort.

The truly original artist invents his own signs.

An artist is an explorer.

Never ruin a good painting with the truth.

There are flowers everywhere, for those who bother to look.

I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things.

Creation begins with vision.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

Art is an escape from reality.

If I close my eyes, I see things better than with my eyes open.

Simple colours can affect intimate feelings with all the more force because they are simple.

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.

Seek for the boldest colour possible, content is irrelevant.

The essential thing is to work in a state of mind that approaches prayer.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.

Another word for creativity is courage.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.