My Work Life Makes Much Less Sense

Now, It Is Much More Difficult For Young People Coming To New York. But Also When You're Young, You Have More Time To Interact With One Another, To Discover Yourself With People Of Your Generation.

As A Child I Prayed That My Calling Be Revealed - But Not With Expectation And Not With A Destination. I Became An Artist Because I Didn't Know What To Do And I Thought It Was Really Fun To Make Things.

You Start With A Generic Body, But I Think The First Wall You Hit With Portraiture Is Comprised Of History And Storytelling And The Nature Of Characters - Whether They Are Historical Or Coming From Literature Or Documentation. Those Are The References We Have To People, Besides Your Family, And The Intimacy Of Portraiture Is In The Specifics Of Individuals. For Me, It Came Out Of Doing Things About Animals.

The Miracle Of Being Able To Pay Attention To Other People In Your Life, And The Miracle Of Being In Time, And To Continue Being In Time.

I'm In General A Nostalgic Person, But I Don't Know If I'm Nostalgic For The 80s!