"I'm absolutely furious. I can't stand it anymore."

"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…"

"I have painted so many water lilies and I am still not satisfied. I want to paint them perfectly."

"I'm having a very hard time with my work. I'm completely discouraged."

"It's a trade I learned as a youth… when I was unhappy… Perhaps flowers are the reason why I am an artist."