Never Let Anyone Define What You Are

Every Idea Occurs While You Are Working. If You Are Sitting Around Waiting For Inspiration, You Could Sit There Forever.

Painting Is The Most Magical Of Mediums. The Transcendence Is Truly Amazing To Me Every Time I Go To A Museum And I See How Somebody Figured Another Way To Rub Colored Dirt On A Flat Surface And Make Space Where There Is No Space Or Make You Think Of A Life Experience.

The Advice I Like To Give Young Artists, Or Really Anybody Who’ll Listen To Me, Is Not To Wait Around For Inspiration. Inspiration Is For Amateurs; The Rest Of Us Just Show Up And Get To Work.

If The Bottom Dropped Out Of The Market And The Artist Was Not Going To Sell Anything, He Or She Will Keep Working, And The Dealer Will Keep Trying To Find Some Way To Convince Somebody To Buy This Stuff.

A Face Is A Road Map Of Someone's Life. Without Any Need To Amplify That Or Draw Attention To It, There's A Great Deal That's Communicated About Who This Person Is And What Their Life Experiences Have Been.