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

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.

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.