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Barbara Hepworth Quotes: I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.
         

I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.


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I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to create.



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Halfway through any work, one is often tempted to go off on a tangent. Once you have yielded, you will be tempted to yield again and again... Finally, you would only produce something hybrid.



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