As I describe inspiration I do not want you to think I am speaking of religion. That which takes us by surprise - moments of happiness - that is insp… - Agnes Martin

I painted a painting called 'Milk River' [in 1963] Cows don't give milk if they don't have grass and water
Tremendous meaning of that is that painters can't give
anything to the observer
People get what they need from a painting
The painter need not die because of responsibility
When you have inspiration and represent inspiration
The observer makes the painting

I painted for 20 years without liking them very much, you know. I burnt them at the end of every year. For 20 years I burnt the whole bunch because I didn't want them to get in the market. And well, sometimes when I was starving, I used to sell one cheap, you know. But I always regretted it because you hate to think of a painting in somebody's house that you don't like well enough, you know.

Happiness is being on the beam with life — to feel the pull of life.