In visual art it's better once to see, than one hundred times to hear.

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.

Let whatever happens, be what needs to happen, so that I may awaken.

He hath eaten me out of house and home.

So much history can be lost if no one tells the story -- so that's what I do. I tell the stories. This is my way of fighting for social change.

don't you hate people who say they're not complaining and then complain?

Let's face it, the subject of campaign finance is not always scintillating. But it's incredibly important.

Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable

Instead of asking for help, I just dig in and do everything myself.

I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

What if two negatives make an affirmative ...does it follow that two nobodies shall be some body?