Some people must go to extremes to get the world in balance for themselves. Some can't bear bright lights, so wherever they go they search for the dark; they turn the lights down, anything to sustain some level of comfort.

It's nice to see your name in print. It's interesting.

I don't think my paintings are self-conscious but you feel the consciousness of them. Without them being self-conscious.

I like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to operate in that way on the viewer.

I think not knowing what to think of your paintings is a good place to be.

Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out.

I think beauty is a feeling that you get after you've had an experience. It's the way you feel about it that is beautiful.