"Here, hold this hair, this cheek, it's delicate, here these eyes, this nose, it's painted… and in a good painting, as I dream of, it has to be just a whole. We can't make the difference from the drawing to the color ; while we're painting, we're drawing, the more the color spreads, the more the drawing becomes clear. Here is what I know from experience.

When the color is at its best,
The shape looks better too.
The contrasts and the resemblances in the colors,
Here is the secret of the drawing and of the shapes".