Sixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down.

All the lights on Broadway don't amount to an acre of green.

That is, an artist who creates lots of work probably experiences prolific days and slower days.

I had a teacher's degree and a degree in Oriental Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts. I thought I was going to India to study but all of a sudden, I had a career in music. It really surprised me.

Digital art software has empowered both the painterly side of photographers, and the photographer side of painters.

The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop.

I was playing with sound like I would have played with pots and pans as a kid.