Inspiration is for amateurs.

The reason I don't like realist, photorealist, neorealist, or whatever, is that I am as interested in the artificial as I am in the real.

Far more interesting than problem solving is problem creation.

If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art.

Ease is the enemy of the artist. When things get too easy, you're in trouble.

The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work.

Paintings can make you cry and it's just **colored dirt**.