“Painting dissolves the forms at its command, or tends to; it melts them into color. Drawing, on the other hand, goes about resolving forms, giving edge and essence to things. To see shapes clearly, one outlines them--whether on paper or in the mind. Therefore, Michelangelo, a profoundly cultivated man, called drawing the basis of all knowledge whatsoever.” MenGivingMindHandsFormColorPaintingShapesPaperEssenceBasesEdgesDrawingCommandOutlines Author:Alexander Eliot
“Painting dissolves the forms at its command ... it melts them into color.” FormColorPaintingCommand Author:Alexander Eliot