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Balance Quote by Paul Kane

“Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.” quote by Paul Kane — Download Open image

“Painting is a matter of finding the right balance between consoling and reassuring the eye and challenging and disturbing the eye.”

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