Henri Matisse Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

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

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

Another word for creativity is courage.

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

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

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

Seek for the boldest colour possible, content is irrelevant.

Drawing is putting a line around an idea.

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

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

Art is an escape from reality.

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

Would not it be best to leave room to mystery?

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

Creation begins with vision.

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

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

Never ruin a good painting with the truth.

An artist is an explorer.

The truly original artist invents his own signs.

Seeing is in itself a creative act that requires effort.

What I am after, above all, is expression.

I simply try to put down colors which render my sensation

Exactitude is not truth.

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

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