At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

I was tired of illustration. You'd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and you'd turn the page and it was gone.

I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life.

Sculpture will last a lot longer than painting.

China is important to the world in that they are a force and on the move. Exposing them to figurative art opens up a potential for artistic expression far greater than anyone would ever have dreamed possible until today. It is this very spirit of the struggle and determination to triumph that inspires creative expression.

You have to make thousands and thousands of drawings before an illustration is perfected.