“Usually I draw in relation to my painting, what I am working on at the time. On a lucky day a surprising balance of forms and spaces will appear... making itself, the image taking hold. This in turn moves me toward painting - anxious to get to the same place, with the actuality of paint and light.” LightMovingFormTurnsSpacePaintingBalanceLuckyDrawsRelationPaintAnxiousSurprisingActualityMethodologyLucky Day Book:The drawings of Philip Guston Source: The drawings of Philip Guston
“When I speak now, my experience in art wells up so articulately that I am surprised even while I am talking. I move around a podium as easily as if it were my living room and although I am keyed up I am not anxious. I feel as if I were doing what I should be doing - the feeling I have when intent in my studio.” IfsFeelsShouldWellsArtFeelingsMovingSpeakRoomsTalkingStudiosAnxiousLiving RoomSpeak Now Book:Turn: The Journal of an Artist Source: Turn: The Journal of an Artist