I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Henri Matisse
(with Michelle McHale in mind)
Because why be negative, ever?
