Conversations with the artist are reported with attention to his working methods and attitudes. He had long flexible brushes made to order for his own use. The artist also compares two of his own paintings of Rouen Cathedral with regard to effects of exposure to the atmosphere; one had been in storage and one on the studio wall. His method of working on sixteen or more canvases one after the other for a few minutes at a time from his small boat is also discussed. -- AATA