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It’s through discipline and tremendous disappointment and failure that you arrive at what it is you must paint.

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All that seems like error is not error; and it all has to be done. That which seems like a false step is the next step.
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Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.
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I paint with my back to the world
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Pollock was terrific. I think he freed himself of all kinds of worry about this world. Ran around and dripped, and then he managed to express ecstasy.
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Anything can be painted without representation.
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The worst thing you can think about when you’re working is yourself.
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Give up doing the things that you do not like to do.
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They are immeasurable, completely lacking in substance. They are perfect and sublime. This is the subject matter of art.
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Inspiration is there all the time. For everyone whose mind is not clouded over with thoughts whether they realize it or not.
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When you look in your mind you find it covered with a lot of rubbishy thoughts.
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The manipulation of materials in an artwork is a result of this state of mind.
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Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.
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I think everyone sees beauty. Art is a way to respond
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I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic.
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I think it’s a response in our minds to perfection. It’s too bad, people not realizing that their minds expand beyond this world.
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I often paint tranquility. If you stop thinking and rest, then a little happiness comes into your mind. At perfect rest you are comfortable.
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