When we think of Leonardo da Vinci, the last thing that comes to mind is the nationality of the artist. The great masters belong to the world.

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.

Everyone was always becoming someone else.Sometimes, when you were older, you became someone younger. And me, I felt old. How can aguy who’s about to turn seventeen feel old?

The culture around us knows what it means when they see a church in perpetual bluster and outrage. They know that we are scared.

Decision power is knowledge-based, wisdom-driven and character-oriented.

Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

All my life I have dreamed of you.

A tendency to exaggeration was a Roman trait.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

it is only when no one remembers that you are truly lost. That is the true death.

The first step toward discarding a scarcity mentality involves giving thanks for everything that you have.

Villains are kind of hard to really know on a personal level when you see them as mean, unsensitive-type people.