Art is an international language, understood by all.

As the spiral of modern art history continues to wind down, we can see the increasing demand for tradition in the visual arts.

The ability to draw from life determines the artist's skill. This is why live drawing classes have always been at the top of the curriculum for properly structured academic workshops.

Painting is a mosaic of colors weaved into a seamless whole.

One can compare art education to the solid foundation for a house - once it's built properly, it will hold any shape or form you will place on it.

Envy derives from insecurity.

Art Education is as important for a realist artist as an Alphabet is to learn a language.

Artists with a capital 'A' are at ease working in all areas of art, whether it is a contemporary abstract painting or work requiring methods and techniques of the Renaissance Masters.

Realist artists should join together in a worldwide effort... Sharing it with each other and teaching it - that is the key to the success and never-ending beauty and harmony of Realism.

It is far easier to debate about realistic painting than to paint one.

Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many photographs because several must always be discarded.

Do not seek to rule any man other than yourself.

I have already made up my mind, don't confuse me with facts.

... to pause is to win & to rest can actually be part of the victory.

One appreciates that daily life is really good when one wakes from a horrible dream or when one takes the first outing after a sickness. Why not realize it now?

My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.

It's terrible to have to depend on someone else.

I don't have a label, I don't have a manager, I'm doing everything myself.

Whenever something is wrong, something is too big.

Riding in another drop, ain't talking Enterprise They try to see me, get diabetes from humble pie

I expect it is very possible that I would make as good a President as a great many men who are talked of for that position.