It's okay to doubt. It's important to test. The way to discover secrets is to be a student of your own efforts.

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.

No matter what your disciplines, you need your own personal lists.

The studio is an extension of the sandbox and the kindergarten playroom. It has a dynamic unlike any office or factory. It's a room at the service of a dreamer on her way to becoming a master.

Artists are supposed to be the ones with imagination. A good part of our job description is to get regular people to use theirs.

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

Dogs are angels sent from heaven in order to help us to be better people.