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Until i saw my drawings replayed on the ipad, i'd never seen myself draw. someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment, but i'd always be thinking a little bit ahead. that's especially so in a drawing where you are limiting yourself, a line drawing for example. when you are doing them you are very tense, because you have to reduce everything to such simple terms.
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Until I Saw My Drawings Replayed On

David Hockney
Until i saw my drawings replayed on the ipad, i'd never seen myself draw. someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment, but i'd always be thinking a little bit ahead. that's especially so in a drawing where you are limiting yourself, a line drawing for example. when you are doing them you are very tense, because you have to reduce everything to such simple terms.
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