HOW TO START A PAINTING
No question: Even after a lifetime of making art, a blank canvas is intimidating. A blank canvas is perfect. It is untouched and therefore, has a unity of color and conception. The first mark it receives fractures this unity, and makes it imperfect. The artist is suddenly confronted with the problem of what to do next. Will the painting fail to meet the challenge posed by the empty, white canvas or will it succeed and create an identity all its own?
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