When you draw or paint a tree, you do not imitate the tree; you do not copy it exactly as it is, which would be mere photography. To be free to paint a tree or a flower or a sunset, you have to feel what it conveys to you: the significance, the meaning of it.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.

Naturally, there are times when every woman likes to be flattered... to feel she is the most important thing in someone's world. only a man can paint this picture.