To be the authentic is to be detached and stand aside from oneself and the work so that the working process can take on an untrammeled life of its own. Labored self-involvement, contrivance, ulterior motives, even the extraordinary facility that one may have, must be let go.

To be the authentic is to be detached and stand aside from oneself and the work so that the working process can take on an untrammeled life of its own. Labored self-involvement, contrivance, ulterior motives, even the extraordinary facility that one may have, must be let go.

The great square has no corners and the great implement completes nothing.

Representational painters: loosen the grip of inflexibility! Abstract painters: tighten your hold on crafting your images! In both types of painting students need to unlearn what one has acquired.

Ask yourself, 'What is obstructing my vision?' What is the difference between seeing and looking?

Allow the brush to 'wander' above the realm of conventional judgement and practice.

Dismiss thoughts of 'good, bad, right, wrong, success, failure' - be spontaneous.