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Quote by Colin McCahon
I look back with joy on taking a brush of white paint and curving through the darkness with a line of white.
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The speaker remembers with joy the simple act of using white paint to draw a curved line through darkness. The image suggests a bright, visible mark emerging from a dark space. It expresses the pleasure of creating contrast and movement with one deliberate stroke.
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- National Gallery of Victoria, “Colin McCahon: Letters and Numbers”
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