By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting.

All artists are illusionists of one kind or another.

Being true to oneself more often leads one toward success rather than away from it.

Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not they can read that particular language.

The difficult part of the process is the long exploration and discovery of your own soul and living with the results.

The wide open nature of any truly creative artistic endeavor is one of its most important virtues, and one of its harshest realities. Only the most determined, hardest working, capable and creative will make their way to earning a good living by their art.

Realistically there is no limit to the possibilities. How does an artist make decisions?