To be the authentic is to be detached and stand aside from oneself and the work so that the working process can take on an untrammeled life of its own. Labored self-involvement, contrivance, ulterior motives, even the extraordinary facility that… — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
The great square has no corners and the great implement completes nothing. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Reconcile the loss of the painting - no matter how many times it may happen - with the joy of beginning again. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Ask yourself, 'What is obstructing my vision?' What is the difference between seeing and looking? — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Dismiss thoughts of 'good, bad, right, wrong, success, failure' - be spontaneous. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Representational painters: place your works in a larger context. Give your work not only breadth but breath. Do not 'copy' what you see outwardly… — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Identify in your work opposites of color, form, compositional arrangements, space, etc. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Rapid-collage prevents any elevating movement toward a fixed goal. To 'be nowhere' is to let oneself be. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Abstract painters: redefine your perspectives. Think in terms of the whole, not simply its parts. — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Playful arising is authorized by both risk and trust in the process and in oneself. To be truly playful and improvisational one must not… — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
Representational painters: loosen the grip of inflexibility! Abstract painters: tighten your hold on crafting your images! In both types of painting students need to… — Joshua L. Goldberg Copy Share Image
