I would like my work to be recognized as being in the classical tradition (Coptic, Egyptian, Greek, Chinese), as representing the Ideal in the mind. Classical art cannot possibly be eclectic. One must see the ideal in one's own mind. It is like a memory - an awareness -of perfection.

It is commonly thought that everything that is can be put into words.

To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like. Give up doing the things that you do not like to do. You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind.

Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye, it is in the mind.

My paintings are certainly nonobjective. They're just horizontal lines. There's not any hint of nature. And still everybody responds, I think.

You can't make a perfect painting. We can see perfection in our minds. But we can't make a perfect painting.

That which takes us by surprise-moments of happiness-that is inspiration.