I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs, staged setups, architecture, grids, graphic design. Whatever it takes to make it work.

What drives me to you, drives me insane.

It's not easy to define poetry.

My guard stood hard when abstract threats, too noble to neglect, deceived me into thinking, I had something to protect.

I have tried my hand at bribery, blackmail, and deceit. And I've served time for everything, cept beggin on the street.

Art is the perpetual motion of illusion. The highest purpose of art is to inspire. What else can you do? What else can you do for any one but inspire them?

If I had rubies, riches, and crowns, I'd buy the whole world and change things around.