Collect stimulus, draw them. Focus, find out as much as you can. Stimulate yourself..

I expect art to make me scream, art to reveal soul..

Surface is a modernist concept. What surface does is to encourage one to see the painting as object rather than as a window on the world..

Art can be close to the bone, but we are not our work. Try not to identify your core ego with your art..

Don't be afraid of expressing what you really mean in your art, what you really feel. Say it visually, as strongly as you can. Push as far a reach as….

Be of good cheer, miracles do happen..

Avoid methodology. If what you're doing is about technique, that's not art..

Art has to be incredibly layered. Symbols, signifiers... layers that relate. Combine signifiers with more abstract notions. Push! Vary lines..

When in doubt, make a red painting..

State what you actually see in someone's work first: objects/space/color/directional flow - then content. Interpret..

Do you spend a couple of hours every day in your studio?.

Real success is making art your whole life..

I expect of abstraction as much as what imagery does for me... to carry meaning..

It is important to know: 1) You are OK just the way you are. You need a strong stomach, a tough hide, and to be able to take rejection well. 2) Do yo….

Journal what you love, what you hate, what's in your head, what's important. Journaling organizes your thoughts; allows you to see things in a concre….

Encaustic gives markmaking a dimension... additive/subtractive..

What is it you want your audience to see? Who is your audience? What does surface signify? Does it carry meaning? Do you fully understand and know wh….

Ya wanna be an artist? Make art!.

Get rid of your little darlings..

Tell the viewer something that they need to know..