Even when you paint, you never stop drawing.

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.

You can't pick and choose which types of freedom you want to defend. You must defend all of it or be against all of it.

Just as one goes on a fast or a body cleanse you owe it to yourselves to detox your mind, it will not be easy but easy never yielded lasting results.

Sometimes she arches away from me and wears a light halo of genius about her.

My purpose of writing is to express my love for you, no matter, who you are, where you live or whatever you do.

I was learning that among friends, a smile can be better than a belly laugh.

Some cry: 'Love me!!' Others: 'Don't love me!!' But a certain genus, the worst and most unhappy, cries: 'Don't love me and be faithful to me!!'

I have a lot of favorite films. I tend to love the silliness of 'Bringing Up Baby.' 'Charade' is fantastic. 'His Girl Friday,' the banter in that, that alone made me want to be a writer.

The love-lorn nightingale nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.

Out here a man settles his own problems.

People don't like the idea of thinking long term. Many are desperately seeking short term answers because they have money problems to be solved today.