The Painter (to himself ((or herself))

Every point counts-
every thickness and thinness counts
every direction-every brushstroke counts-
and so do the most differentiated color shades-
They do not count for themselve [sic]
their velocity and power is manifested
in the magic relation unto them-
Make the picture furrowed like earth
and brilliant like sun
make it pearl and diamond laden
with colour in every shade
make it hard and weighty like rock-
but dewey [sic] like fruit and
pulsating as blood does in
a loving heart
and fill it with life and laughs and
tears
that it may be felt how you have
felt it
as the maker of a new world.

-Hans Hofmann