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August 29, 2005

Are you feeling comfortable?

Secrets of painting No. 7

Matisse painted more often than not in a suit and tie, sometimes with a white coat over the top. Magritte painted in a suit, but his cause is not mine.

I favour comfortable clothes.
Old shoes

old-shoes.jpg

Or no shoes preferably
Baggy trousers certainly

baggy-trews.jpg

Try to remain unrestricted,
so you can move freely.

DON’T
whatever you do
SIT DOWN

[Matisse did.
But he had other secrets
that we aren’t privy to.]

However,
for the best results,
I [and Picasso] advocate
total freedom:

naked-painter-03bw.jpg

Posted by john at August 29, 2005 04:10 PM

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