"After having passed through the various phases of plastic creation I have arrived at the creation of 'universal forms' through constructing upon an arithmetical basis with the pure elements of painting."
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"I dare not think of the sun-drenched beaches and the stormy skies, and of the joy of painting them in the sea breezes."
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