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f oneweretocomparepaintingtotakinga journey,ArleneRichman
wouldbetheraretravelerwhoembarkswithouta predetermined
destination,choosingoralteringherroutewitheachstepandyet
arrivingattherightspotatthejourney’send.Thejourneyitself
determinesthat“rightspot.”
Describinghercreativeapproach,Richmansays,“SometimesI have
anendgameinmind,butnotoften.SinceI’manoverlyanalyticaland
obsessivesortofperson—anddon’tlikeit—Itrytobeasopenand
receptiveaspossiblewhenI paint.Thatis,I trytorespondateachmoment
tothepreviousmoment.I don’tmeticulouslyplana painting,butwhilemy
workisn’tplannedintheconventionalsense,it isrigorouslycontrolled.”ABOVE
Red Edge (20x20)
OPPOSITE
Washington
Crossing the
Delaware (20x20)
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