"I want the unobtainable. Other artists paint a bridge, a house, a boat… I want to paint the air that surrounds the bridge, the house, the boat – the beauty of the air in which these objects are locate…"

"The more I live, the more I regret how little I know."

"You do not mention the red poppies, which are the important ones as I already have irises, chrysanthemums, peonies and morning glories."

"I'm never finished with my paintings; the further I get, the more I seek the impossible and the more powerless I feel."

"I am in despair. I am working like a madman, but I am not making any progress."