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Posted on October 12, 2009February 3, 2015 by Val Nelson

Drawing and self-expression

Peter Doig, 2002, Untitled, Pencil and ink on paper

“I should like to lose the habit of conversation and, like nature, express myself entirely in drawings.” Goethe, in a letter to JD Falk, 14 June 1809

CategoriesUncategorized Tagsart, communication, creativity, drawing, Peter Doig, self-expression

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