It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people. ↗
We had to give each other permission to be different as parents. That's why there's a mom and a dad with two different approaches, because you do need both. ↗
And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission. ↗
I don't think any one person, whether artist or not, has been given permission by anyone to put the responsibility of the way things are on anyone else. ↗