I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye. (Morris Graves)

I paint to rest from the phenomena of the external world-to pronounce and to make notations of its essences with which to verify the inner eye.

Morris Graves

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