The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?
It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
My goal... not to go back to Rembrandt... but to bring the great tradition and whatever is great about it, up to date.