David Pollack with paintings from his Harbor series, in his studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Photo: Denise Sfraga Let the Painting Build Itself: An Interview with David Pollack by Paul Behnke Paul Behnke: Well, let's start at the beginning. Would you talk a little about your background? What set you on the path your work is on? You have gone through several overlapping stages since I've been acquainted with your work. David Pollack: Growing up my dad was a landscape architect but I think he wanted to be a painter too. He was an amazing draftsman and could draw anything. So, that's where my tree imagery comes from. He used to draw trees all the time and they used to hang in my house. And he actually received a Rome Prize where you go to Rome for a year and they give you a studio set up. PB: That's the prize Philip Guston was awarded. Right? DP: That's what I was about to say. Guston was there when my dad was there. So I was around it as a kid and I tried to draw li...