Because I'm interested in depiction, representation, therefore you're interested in photography. You don't ignore it.
David HockneyDrawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.
David HockneyEverything does come from nature. That's where you get new ideas. Just draw the landscape. I felt doing it with a bit of burnt wood was also good because I was drawing burnt wood with a piece of wood. I wanted to do black and white. After using color, I thought black and white would be good. You can have color in black and white. There is color in them, actually.
David Hockney