“What I would like in my painting is simply a spray of colour that hangs like a cloud, but does not lose its shape.” DoeLosesPaintingShapesCloudsColourSpray Author:Jules Olitski
“I work day and night without sleep. The paintings keep me fired up.” NightSleepPaintingObsessionDay And NightWork DayFired Up Author:Jules Olitski
“I think of painting as possessed by a structure... but a structure born of the flow of color feeling.” ThinkingFeelingsBornColorPaintingFlowStructurePossessed Author:Jules Olitski
“In the bedroom darkness I may visualise a way of making a painting. I can see it - if I do this and this and that and this, my God! Why haven't I seen this until now? I can hardly wait to get to the studio and make the vision real.” IfsWayMayI CanRealWaitingVisionDarknessHavensPaintingStudiosBedroom Author:Jules Olitski
“I worked like a crazyman. I worked day and night, often days and nights at a time - without sleep. Gallons of coffee kept me awake; the paintings kept me fired up.” NightSleepPaintingCoffeeAwakeDay And NightGallonsFired Up Author:Jules Olitski