All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own
nature into his pictures.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Art is essentially the affirmation, the blessing, and the deification of existence

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

Art my slats! I can paint with a shoestring dipped in lard!

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.