When I am 'in' my painting, I am not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a short of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well..

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When I am 'in' my painting, I am not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a short of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about. I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through. It is only when I lose contact with the painting that the result is a mess. Otherwise there is pure harmony, an easy give and take, and the painting comes out well.." in the context of "Jackson Pollock (1947), in: 'Possibilities', Vol. 1, no 1, winter 1947-48; as quoted in Jackson Pollock, Elizabeth Frank, New York, 1983, p. 68" to mean that wisdom is timeless.