It is all too easy as an artist to allow the shape of our career to be dictated to us by others. We can so easily wait to be chosen. Such passivity invites despair. To remain healthy and vital, artists must stay proactive in their own behalf.

The essential element in nurturing our creativity lies in nurturing ourselves.

A sketch book freezes time. It is an instantaneous form of meditation focusing us on the worth of every passing moment.

Doubt comes to the door in darkness, pretending to be alone and in need of your compassionate ear. But if you let him in, he'll bring his friends.

When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature

Our internal artist is always our creative child.

"God does not give us more than we can handle," I am told but I wonder if God doesn't overestimate me just a little. Or perhaps, and this is likely, I underestimate God.