I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

Quote by Jackson Pollock

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Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most...

Today painters do not have to go to a subject matter outside of themselves. Most...

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and color sketches into...

I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and color sketches into...

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get...

When I'm painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It's only after a get...

He drove his kind of realism at me so hard I bounced right into nonobjective...

He drove his kind of realism at me so hard I bounced right into nonobjective...

My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest...

My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest...

I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But...

I'm very representational some of the time, and a little all of the time. But...

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

Art is coming face to face with yourself. That's what's wrong with Benton. He came...

New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new...

New needs need new techniques. And the modern artists have found new ways and new...

I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette,...

I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette,...

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in...

The strangeness will wear off and I think we will discover the deeper meanings in...

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing.

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a...

Every good painter paints what he is.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall.

Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than...

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than...

It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something...

It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something...

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the...

On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the...