All paintings are abstract ideas, not representations of a true reality.

The person viewing your work has no idea what the scene really looked like, nor do they care.

When we look at a painting, listen to a piece of music, read a novel, or watch a movie we are taking in the artist's composition. The composition is the totality of the work.

A painting with a message does not happen by accident. It happens when you place elements in their order of importance.

The theme, or harmony, of a painting can be created by any one of its visual elements. A single colour... repetition of shapes... Light can be a theme.

Artists need not meet any standards to practice their craft... Virtually every other occupation requires some sort of license, union membership or something that says you are qualified.

Put a symbol, or language of some sort, in a painting and it will be noticed by the viewer whether or not they can read that particular language.

The difficult part of the process is the long exploration and discovery of your own soul and living with the results.

That a viewer does not see what the artist intended does not make the composition a failure... In reality all artists speak first to themselves and then to an audience.

You have to understand how the human eye behaves when it views a scene for the first time. Work with that knowledge, and your paintings will have more drama and will evoke strong reactions.

Being true to oneself more often leads one toward success rather than away from it.

Soar like an eagle beyond skies of heavens reach

No level of obstacle can prevail in crippling a mind that's continuously fed with positive self-talk.

It is human nature that rules the world not governments and regimes.

I am not an adolescent, nor a romantic. I analyze objectively.

If you're frightened, you're out of luck.

Smile more than you cry, Give more than you take, and Love more than you Hate.

During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.

I think you can decide how much of yourself you're willing to make public.

We can only reason from what is; we can reason on actualities, but not on possibilities.

I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.