Attempt what is not certain. Certainty may or may not come later. It may then be a valuable delusion.
Richard DiebenkornAll paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression. To call this expression abstract seems to me often to confuse the issue. Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract . . . a realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.
Richard DiebenkornSomehow don't be bored, but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.
Richard DiebenkornUse and respond to the initial fresh qualities but consider them absolutely expendable.
Richard Diebenkorn