By merely increasing or decreasing the amount of contrast in any area we can move the observer through the painting.

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.

God is good, and I love Him. Right now, God is permitting a very hard thing. Why, I don't know, but I still trust Him.

Just be careful, hon, ” Rosanna said.“Oh, are the plates hot?” I flinched back just before my hands made contact.Rosanna laughed. “No, but hot boys can burn you just as easily.

I felt like one of the boys. My friends were boys. In school I related to boys.

The poor too often turn away unheard, From hearts that shut against them with a sound That will be heard in heaven.

The best compliment I've gotten was being compared to Randy Johnson. We're both hard-throwing.

The people I know who would support [Donald] Trump are keeping their mouths shut.

I collaborate with people who know I'm a control freak.

Some of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me.

Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.

The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace.