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The beginning of a painting is a very energized, exciting time, and it generates most of the energy I have. If I've gotten 75 per cent of it down, then it takes an effort to really get up that kind of energy to finish it in the same way it's begun.

Burton Silverman

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Burton Silverman
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: January 1
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Brooklyn
New York
Burt Silverman
Burton Philip Silverman
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