Henri Matisse ( 10 of 15 )
He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.
He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back.
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.
It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink read more
You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover.
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which read more
I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.
There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.
There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.
Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more read more
Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.
