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([[Roolz?]] - Mod. Am.) 1/168 2 At the age of 9, I painted, studying with Newton Weatherly of Geneva. [[strikethrough]] I was unable [[/strikethrough]] to devote all my time to it until 1907-1908 in France where I was free for 18 months, working in the Country. Then back to America and discovered that at that time it was not possible to live by Modern Art alone. Made a living farming and illustrating to support the paintings. To understand painting one must live inside- it. The speed of today leaves very few times to really live with any thing even our selves. That too painting has to meet. Then there was a search for a means of expression that which did not depend upon representation. [[strikethrough]] of objects. [[/strikethrough]] It should have order, size, intensity spirit - nearer to the music of the eye. [[strikethrough]]The first steps are easier to explain, as the smaller multiplication tables are easier. [[/strikethrough]] If one could [[strikethrough]] only [[/strikethrough]] paint the part that makes the spirit of the painting and leave out all that just makes tons and tons of Art.