I hope to bring ancient philosophy and new scientific thinking together, to provide a new perspective of nature, especially the relationship between nature and man.

To me, watercolor is a Western medium, so when I feel like I am using a Western manner I will use English to sign my name.

It's destiny! Perhaps it is the energy that pulls on the threads and, well, I'm just leaving it as it is meant to be.

It is not about surpassing the masters who preceded us but more about opening new artistic vistas. It is about doing the things they didn't have a chance or the time to do.

Hyperrealism is more about objectifying... how an object can be portrayed when it is seen through a camera's lens... all my paintings are about an object being viewed through human eyes.

It was a great test of my ability to work with... watercolors. And it was also a test of my patience; I needed to put myself in a completely disciplined position... I couldn't make mistakes.

To enjoy the beauty and abundance of life, revitalize your life.

The more you believe in yourself, the more the world believes in you!

When fear and suffering are disliked by me and others equally what is so special about me that I protect myself and not the other?

Deadwood was a place created by a series of accidents. A kind of original sin.

They [the Kochs] want free trade and cheap labour. They own the second-largest private company in America, which is a huge multinational corporation. So they are on a different wavelength.

When I grow up I would like to be an artist in France.

Man developed in Africa. He has not continued to do so there.

I like good stories above all else... and kickin' art really goes the final stretch to ensure a comic is good.

If through your vices you afflicted are, Lay not the blame of your distress on God; You made your rulers mighty, gave them guards, So now you groan 'neath slavery's heavy rod.

Life with another person is always difficult.