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Tom Edgerton · 09-19-2003, 05:07 PM

I try not to sit.

I heard Nelson Shanks say one time to "paint from the balls of your feet." Made sense to me.

Also let's not forget the terrific advice from the inimitable Muhammed Ali: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."

Sounds like painting.

09-19-2003, 05:07 PM	#24
Tom Edgerton SOG Member '02 Finalist, PSA '01 Merit Award, PSA '99 Finalist, PSA Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 819	I try not to sit. I heard Nelson Shanks say one time to "paint from the balls of your feet." Made sense to me. Also let's not forget the terrific advice from the inimitable Muhammed Ali: "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." Sounds like painting. __________________ TomEdgerton.com "The dream drives the action." --Thomas Berry, 1999