Thought for the Day

The artist's hand, moving across a surface with a piece of charcoal, 

a pencil, or a brush, is the most direct and primary image

-making. . . Figure drawing remains important 

to understanding who we are. . . .

~ Chester Arnold

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Quoted from Introduction to Richard Diebenkorn: From the Model (Kelly's Cove Press, 2013) (This book was published in connection with the exhibition "The Intimate Diebenkorn: Works on Paper 1949-1992" of the Richard Diebenkorn Foundation. I saw the show in November when it was at Kazen Arts Center at American University, Washington, D.C.)