You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same.

I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space.

If you're overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces.

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.

I don't believe in inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. Some of the time you know you're cooking, and the rest of the time, you just do it.

I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation.