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I Don't Work From Drawings And Colour Sketches Into A Final Painting. Painting, I Think, Today - The More Immediate, The More Direct - The Greater The Possibilities Of Making A Direct - Of Making A Statement.

Painting Is A State Of Being.

Well, Method Is, It Seems To Me, A Natural Growth Out Of A Need, And From A Need The Modern Artist Has Found New Ways Of Expressing The World About Him. I Happen To Find Ways That Are Different From The Usual Techniques, Which Seems A Little Strange At The Moment, But I Don't Think There's Anything Very Different About It. I Paint On The Floor And This Isn't Unusual - The Orientals Did That.

It [abstract Art] Should Be Enjoyed Just As Music Is Enjoyed After A While You May Like It Or You May Not.

Most Modern Painters Work From A Different Source. They Work From Within.