▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁a ▁painting . ▁He ▁spoke ▁of ▁" two ▁sp ots ▁being ▁pulled ▁up ▁together , ▁which ▁is , ▁of ▁course , ▁necessary ▁because ▁there ' s ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁one ▁color . ▁They ▁all ▁exist ▁in ▁harm on ious ▁common ▁relationships ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁B ial a ▁en larg ed ▁upon ▁this ▁thought ▁in ▁a ▁rare ▁public ▁statement ▁on ▁art . ▁She ▁said ▁" The ▁very ▁first ▁spot ▁of ▁paint ▁you ▁put ▁on ▁your ▁canvas ▁sets ▁the ▁note ▁for ▁everything ▁that ▁must ▁follow . ▁Just ▁as ▁in ▁writing ▁a ▁novel ▁... ▁no ▁word ▁or ▁phrase ▁must ▁be ▁there ▁just ▁because ▁you ▁happen ▁to ▁like ▁it , ▁so ▁each ▁spot ▁of ▁paint ▁in ▁your ▁picture ▁must ▁lead ▁up ▁to ▁some ▁definite ▁movement ▁and ▁must ▁connect ▁with ▁every ▁other ▁spot ▁of ▁paint ▁in ▁the ▁picture . ▁Because ▁red ▁is ▁not ▁red ▁itself , ▁its ▁full ▁quality ▁of ▁red ness ▁only ▁becomes ▁apparent ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁green ▁beside ▁it ▁or ▁the ▁full ▁quality ▁of ▁green ▁is ▁brought ▁out ▁only ▁when ▁it ▁has ▁pur ple ▁beside ▁it ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁Then ▁against ▁the ▁color ▁you ▁play ▁your ▁forms , ▁lines , ▁and ▁texture ." ▁The ▁occasion ▁for ▁the ▁lecture ▁was ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁Oliv et ▁College ▁in ▁Oliv et , ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁Ford ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁writer ▁and ▁critic ▁in ▁residence . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁B ial a ▁had ▁exhib ited ▁paint ings ▁and ▁draw ings ▁at ▁the ▁Ge or get te ▁Pass