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My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.

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When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection.
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I paint with my back to the world
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The enormous pitfall is devotion to oneself instead of to life. All works that are self-devoted are absolutely ineffective.
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You can’t make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can’t make a perfect painting.
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All that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.
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It’s not about facts, it’s about feelings. It’s about remembering feelings and happiness.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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Nature is like parting a curtain, you go into it …. as you would cross an empty beach to look at the ocean.
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What we really want to do is serve happiness. We want everyone to be happy, never unhappy even for a moment. We want the animals to be happy.
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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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This is the attractiveness of artwork. It is adventurous, strenuous and joyful.
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I want to say that they are not what they seem to be. I want to say that all that seems like fantastic mistakes are not mistake.
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Fulfill your potential. That’s the way to happiness.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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Doing what you were born to do … That’s the way to be happy.
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We all have the same concern, but the artist must know exactly what the experience is. He must pursue the truth relentlessly
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Any material may be used but the theme is the same and the response is the same for all artwork.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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When I first made a grid I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do, and so I painted it and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.
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I’m very careful not to have ideas, because they’re inaccurate.
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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.
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The happiness of every living thing is what we want.
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I once taught art to adults in a night course. I had a woman who painted her back yard, and she said it was the first time she had ever really looked at it. I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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Once he sees this fact his feet are on the path. If you want to know the truth you will know it.
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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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Art Completely Lacking Memory Perfect Subject Sublime Substance
That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.
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