Self-deceit is a most damaging trait. The remedy, for an artist, is to paint a self-portrait!

The voice will always be heard, even if the song is very different.

No amount of virtuosic skill and choice of subject matter can be a substitute for depth and poetry.

Color, like everything else concerning visual expression, usually boils down to a gift, an innate sensibility and sensitivity. Ultimately, artists develop their own palette and color sense.

Let us not forget that group of self-taught, outsider artists who never stepped foot in any classroom and cared less about even exhibiting, and yet ended up with an audience of avid admirers.

The conceptual and politically-driven art so popular and considered to be the forefront of contemporary art today is limited by its topicality and will lose its 'punch' when topical concerns move on to other interests.

Becoming an artist cannot be taught. A degree and diligence is not a guarantee that one can become an 'artist.