I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get acquainted period that I see what I've been about. I've no fears about making changes for the painting has a life of its own.
The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
I honestly think that's one of the greatest motivators of art - the fear of not making great art.
My only worry is the painting I'm doing. Nothing else.
You should never feel afraid to become a piece of art. It's exhilarating.
A painting is like a man. If you can live without it, then there isn't much point in having it.
When I was in art college, I would be painting, and I would create something on a canvas that was actually quite attractive. But if I got frightened and tried to protect that, that canvas would die.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
I believe that the reason why I love painting so much is that it forces one to be objective. There is nothing I hate more than sentimentality.
I think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter. Like a kind of mechanical form of painting.