Which statement best describes French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne's approach to painting?
a) He painted with small dabs of pure color to capture the fleeting impression of what he saw.
b) He embraced naturalist conventions of painting humans and nature exactly as he saw them.
c) He used a muted color palette and smooth, regular brushstrokes to render natural forms.
d) He carefully arranged his compositions, using patches of color to show the surface planes of an object.