Richard Diebenkorn <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Diebenkorn> is my favorite painter of all time. I find his paintings mesmerizing, and I am not alone. There are reproductions of some of his Ocean Park paintings at my health club, and they grab me almost every time.
I have a copy of his Notes to myself on beginning a painting <http://www.williamlanday.com/2009/06/23/diebenkorn/> taped up on my own wall: 1. Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion. 2. The pretty, initial position which falls short of completeness is not to be valued—except as a stimulus for further moves. 3. Do search. But in order to find other than what is searched for. 4. Use and respond to the initial fresh qualities but consider them absolutely expendable. 5. Don't “discover” a subject—of any kind. 6. Somehow don’t be bored—but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential. 7. Mistakes can’t be erased but they move you from your present position. 8. Keep thinking about Pollyanna. 9. Tolerate chaos. 10. Be careful only in a perverse way. It's hard for me to imagine a better attitude toward the exciting unknown. The first three items are constantly in my mind. Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
