My ideas come, wh-pheww. And I draw. Just recently, when I'm searching for ideas for paintings and sculptures, I wait for ideas, and it's always visual. Ellsworth Kelly drawideapainting Change image and share on social
I don't like mixed colors that much, like plum color or deep, deep colors that are hard to define. Ellsworth Kelly colordeepdefine Change image and share on social
I've always wanted... I wanted to give people joy. Ellsworth Kelly givehavejoy Change image and share on social
I did not want windows, only skylights. I chose my painting wall as it has the best morning light. Ellsworth Kelly chooselightmorning Change image and share on social
Matisse draws what I call the essence of the plants. He leaves a shape open. He'll do a leaf and not close it. Everybody used to say, oh, I got it all from Matisse, and I said, 'Not really.' Ellsworth Kelly callclosedraw Change image and share on social
The negative is just as important as the positive. Ellsworth Kelly importantnegativepositive Change image and share on social
I sometimes don't try to invent something. I wait for some kind of a direction - and it happens. I get an angle, for instance, and it just appears, and I say, 'Oh my God - that's it!' Ellsworth Kelly angleappeardirection Change image and share on social
I have trained my eye over and over ever since I was a kid. I was a bird watcher when I was a little boy. My grandmother gave me a bird book, and I got to like their colors. Ellsworth Kelly birdbookboy Change image and share on social
My ideas I can find anywhere. And I draw because I have to note down my ideas or flashes - I call them flashes, because they come to me, like that. Not so much in the plant drawings. I have to see them. Ellsworth Kelly calldrawdrawing share on social
The paintings to me are always canvas; sculpture has always been metal, though I have made sculpture in wood, also. Ellsworth Kelly canvasmakemetal Change image and share on social
