Pierre Bonnard

“A painting is a series of marks that have been organized.”

“What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all that one sees on first entering the room.”

“Drawing is feeling. Color is an act of reason.”

“One does not always sing out of happiness.”

“The main subject is the surface, which has its color, its laws over and above those of object.”

“The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.”

“Art will never be able to exist without nature.”

“It is not a matter of painting life, it is a matter of giving life to painting.”

“I am just beginning to understand what it is to paint. A painter should have two lives, one in which to learn, and one in which to practice.”

“For me, painting is a question of seizing the power of the first glance, the initial seduction.”

“You can say a lot of things with color.”

“The artist who paints the emotions creates an enclosed world... the picture... which is a universe in itself.”

“Work on the accent, it will enliven the whole.”

“Many people think they are looking at nature when they are looking at a painting of it. They are looking at an artist.”