The only bad studio is the unused one.

So who are we going to blame for our disappointments and our failures?

Abstract understanding doesn't mean arbitrary sloshing and messing. Abstract art is controlled visual magic based on laws and methodology. Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery rather that obvious description. Like a good poem, a good abstraction attacks your feelings before your understanding. Abstraction within realism adds zest and excitement to otherwise dull subject matter. Abstract understanding takes time and patience.

When you sit down to paint or draw, you form yourself into a posture of praise

A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away.

I do know, for most of us, the very best of times are when you're in your own space sweating, trying to squeeze quality out of imperfect capabilities.

Abstraction generally involves implication, suggestion and mystery, rather than obvious description.