The Main Thing Is Not To Be

I Dislike A Picture That Is Too Suave Or Too Skilfully Done. But, Contrariwise, I Also Dislike A Picture That Looks Too Inept Or Blundering.

Abstract Art Is Uniquely Modern. It Is A Fundamentally Romantic Response To Modern Life - Rebellious, Individualistic, Unconventional, Sensitive, Irritable.

Without Ethical Consciousness, A Painter Is Only A Decorator.

For A Painter As Abstract As Myself, The Collages Offer A Way Of Incorporating Bits Of The Everyday World Into Pictures.

It Is Sometimes Forgotten How Much Wit There Is In Certain Works Of Abstract Art. There Is A Certain Point In Undergoing Anguish When One Encounters The Comic.