“Mattie de Bruine illustratrice- Ik hoop dit werk nog lang te mogen doen want het is een mooie manier om je gevoelens om te zetten tot een tastbaar iets als een schilderij of illustratie.”

“It's what you carry to an object that counts. -ANDREW WYETH”

“Painting is easy for those that do not know how, but very difficult for those that do. EDGAR DEGAS”

“...try to forget what objects you have before you, a tree, a house, a field or whatever ... merely think here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape..." - CLAUDE MONET”