Usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. … - Roy Lichtenstein

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Oh may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence.

Roy Lichtenstein

Usually I begin things through a drawing, so a lot of things are worked out in the drawing. But even then, I still allow for and want to make changes. I kind of do the drawing with the painting in mind, but it's very hard to guess at a size or a color and the colors around it and what it will really look like. It's only a guess at the beginning, and then I try to refine it.

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