Henri Matisse
  • It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

  • What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.

  • Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.

  • He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices he is free and nothing holds him back.

  • There are always flowers for those who want to see them.