Gratitude & Thanksgiving

David Hockney was introduced to me i n 2025, by Kuan, my first watercolour instructor.  During a Zoom session on colour theory, Kuan showed us a photograph of Hockney to illustrate his masterful use of complementary colours - not only in his paintings, but also in the way he dressed. I became more acquainted with Hockney and his artistic wisdom only when news of the passing of this artistic giant reached me this June. As I read and watched more about his life and work, many of his thinking and ideas captivated me.  I may not understand all of what he said yet, so I took notes, hoping to return to them at some point in the future. Note: To my best recollection, I have coded his own words in blue.   The rest of the  notes (in brown ) are what I read/hear of people talking about Hockney.   ----------------- David Hockney's career spanned 70 years,  He passed away on 11 June 2026, aged 88. The breadth of his career is hard to overstate: from abstraction t...