A conscious decision to eliminate certain details and include selective bits of personal experiences or perceptual nuances, gives the painting more of a multi-dimension than when it is done directly as a visual recording. This results in a kind of abstraction... and thus avoids the pitfalls of mere decoration.
Wayne ThiebaudI haven't the slightest idea what art is, but to be a painter is something of which you have to prove.
Wayne ThiebaudThe Gold Rush and the Pony Express made Sacramento a substantial place in terms of enterprise.
Wayne Thiebaud