I paint with a language I can call my own... it takes a ruthless honesty with oneself. If one admires or is influenced by anyone else, one is not being true to oneself.

The art which speaks to a universal audience concerns itself with the 'big' questions of life and death, and delivers its message with unrelenting and powerful emotion.

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

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.

Selling is not a static activity.

Preconceived notions and rules are antithetical to the creative process.

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