Then a moment comes when every part has found its definite relationship and from then on it would be impossible for me to add a stroke to my picture without having to paint it all over again.
~Henri Matisse

To me a work is finished when all parts involved communicate themselves, so that they don’t need me.
~Hans Hoffman

How do I know when a work is finished? When it has taken away from me everything I have to give. When it has become stronger than myself. I become the empty one and it becomes the full one. When I am weak …read more