Calm Quote by Richard Diebenkorn

“I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and supercharge it in some way… what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve – tension beneath calm.” quote by Richard Diebenkorn — Download Open image

“I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and supercharge it in some way… what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve – tension beneath calm.”

Richard Diebenkorn

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