I think there has to be an interesting transformative process between your perception of reality and making the … - Susan Rothenberg

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Besides, thinking kind thoughts about Valek could be extremely dangerous. I could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.

Susan Rothenberg

I think there has to be an interesting transformative process between your perception of reality and making the paintings. If you are just trying to render what you see you are not entering into a transformative process. And that's what makes a good painting: the process of transforming and the willingness to leave reality behind.

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I think I care about beauty, but I don't go for it. I hope it sometimes might be in there. I think, maybe, more in terms of a beautiful moment than trying to figure out what beauty is or what people respond to.

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The paintings are like prayers, relating to wishing for something beyond everyday life.

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Most of my painting is done sitting in a chair with a book. I'd say it's 80 per cent sitting and reading, 10 per cent eating and ten per cent painting.

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I think artists almost always end up turning to what's around them, what's in their environment or outside their window.

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Some of the pictures are truly mysterious to me. . which is why I so often say publicly that I don't know or don't care what they're really about. And yet I can also say that the paintings are prayers. . that they have to do with whatever it is that makes you want more than what daily life affords.

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