My work as a painter has always been tied to Modernism. I read everything I could find related to art, from Paul Cézanne through the 1950s.

The issue of innovation never interested me personally, since I believe it may lead to a place where people don't paint anymore.

My favorite time is late at night. I seem to wake up and want to work after 10pm, in my bubble of night.

Most days I only go out to the post office or to get some food. Otherwise I work on my art or music. I check out the news, and generally spend a lot of time on Tumblr or Facebook or whatever.

What interests me is all the stuff that goes into abstract and abstract-figurative art. Not the styles, but the stuff that, in various combinations, make the styles: mixing and matching painting methods and ideas.

I don't like sleeping in a different place every night, but I do like meeting new people.

I'm a New Yorker. I like the big streets and the big buildings. It's a great place to walk.