The role of the artist is like that of an explorer and a teacher - a teacher of seeing. No one is more capable of conveying this enlightenment than the artist.

We do not see with our eyes, but through them.

The degree to which the arts are included in our educational curriculum is totally inadequate. The arts are just as important as math and science in an education and just as important as any other endeavour in our lives.

Without good drawing, the foundation of a painting will collapse.

Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that isn't a priority in the traditional program of learning. This is unacceptable in a so-called 'enlightened' society.

Creative expression and visual comprehension are really the handmaidens of art. One cannot thrive without the other.

There's nothing like a little fear or hunger to motivate one's inspiration. To take that away from a young artist can offer quite a disservice.

Art is a necessity, an essential part of our enlightenment process.

My paintings don't simply represent what I see they present viewers with what I want them to see.

Without art, we're handicapped, and living a stifled, barren existence.

Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.

Abstraction and realism work best together.

Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the arts.

Understand who you are and who you want to be, and thereby learn how you may best relate to others.