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Originally Posted by Marvin Mattelson
his willingness to sit there and work at it until he was satisfied.
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In an old book of David Friend's on composition, he highlighted one of Wyeth's paintings and showed a series of preliminary sketches that Wyeth did to think through his composition. It was the first time I ever realized that a good painting requires much preparation and thought.
The High Museum show of his work also had examples of the many sketches and color studies he would do before he started the final piece.
He was a marvelous painter and an excellent teacher through example.