Shape and color are my two strong things. And by doing this, drawing plants has always led me into my paintings and my sculptures.

I believe people have to be open to what's happening when they're alive.

All my work begins with drawings. I don’t labor over my drawings. I want to get freedom in the line. I like to be able to get swift curves in the plant drawings that are usually drawn in five to ten minutes.

Shape and color are my two strong things. And by doing this, drawing plants has always led me into my paintings and my sculptures.

My drawings have to be quick. If they don't happen in 20 minutes or a half hour, then they're no good.

Shading is more like copying. And certainly I do copy, but I'm making drawings, and I'm not trying to make them with the shading.

The negative is just as important as the positive.