I'm a save some of these quotes. I don't understand 3 and 5 yet. On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 3:02:36 PM UTC-7, Edward K. Ream wrote: > > 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 > >
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