I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.
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But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing.
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I gave a certain amount of thought to how I set up the shot and then after that. That's not an uncommon way for artists to proceed.
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Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished.
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In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist.
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In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure.
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