I wanted to be complete, because I figured that, visually, there was an avenue to explore with painted stuff

So there's kind of a simultaneous aspect to pushing the boundaries, and being very safe

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work

But if I really want to produce my own work and tell stories, then I will

To me, the technique was almost irrelevant; it was what was coming across.

I was lucky enough to be given books that weren't top sellers; books that were kind of under the radar

So I look at a lot of stuff now that I did and some of it looks tame to me, but my interest in terms of what I want to say with it is a little different