“When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.” – Joseph Joubert

“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” – Walt Whitman

“When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“My paintings are not about what is seen. They are about what is known forever in the mind.” – Agnes Martin

“Eagles come in all shapes and sizes, but you will recognize them chiefly by their attitudes.” – E. F. Schumacher

“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

“Vegetation is the basic instrument the creator uses to set all of nature in motion.” – Antoine Lavoisier

“There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome.” – Andre Gide

“Nature is a petrified magic city.” – Novalis

“No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” – Stanislaw Jerzy Lec