I sometimes have a horrible fear of turning up a canvas of mine. I'm always afraid of finding a monster in place of the precious jewels I thought I had put there!

Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.

Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.

I always had a superstitious fear of setting up a too well-designed writing place and then finding that the writing had absconded.

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis... Don't be afraid of putting on colour... Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression.

When you do a thing with your whole soul and everything that is noble within you, you always find your counterpart.