I do not paint from nature – I take from it –
or help myself from its bountiful platter.
I do not paint what I see – but what I saw. –
The camera cannot compete with the
brush and palette – so long as it cannot be used
in heaven or hell.
Art is the opposite of nature.
A work of art comes from the inner soul of a human being.
– Art is the picture’s form brought into being through
human nerves – heart – brain – eye.
– Art is the human craving for crystallisation.
Nature is the infinite realm from which art
takes it nourishment. –
