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.

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

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.

Preconceived notions and rules are antithetical to the creative process.

What the artist should be asking is, "Am I being honest? Am I being myself? Am I searching for the truth? Am I reporting my experience of life and the world as I see and experience it?

Art springs from life but it doesn't mean we have to be tyrannized by it.