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Old 12-25-2006, 09:55 PM   #34
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"If you see it, draw it. If you don't see it, don't draw it."

James Finley lived at a Trappist monastery under the instruction of Thomas Merton. In a recording of his book, Thomas Merton's Path to the Palace of Nowhere , Finley recounts this event, which so exactly described my experience in taking drawing and painting instruction, that I thought it worthwhile to transcribe it here for those who might be interested:

[QUOTE]I once attended an art class by Frederick Franck, who wrote a book called
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