Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts.

We do not see with our eyes, but through them.

Art is a necessity, an essential part of our enlightenment process.

The degree to which the arts are included in our educational curriculum is totally inadequate. The arts are just as important as math and science in an education and just as important as any other endeavour in our lives.

In painting, detail for the sake of itself is useless. It must have relevance to the whole.

Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts.

Whenever I'm asked to identify my best work, or my favorite, my answer has always been the same - 'My next one!'