Desire is everything, not talent. It's the degree of one's desire that will dictate the extent of one's success, in any endeavour..

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

Abstraction and realism work best together..

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

In painting, detail for the sake of itself is useless. It must have relevance to the whole..

Whenever I'm asked to identify my best work, or my favorite, my answer has always been the same - 'My next one!'.

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 t….

I must have the personal dialogue, the private time, with each painting in progress. I can't share it with anyone until it's done..

Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that….

Emulation and imitation can legitimately influence one's development, but ultimately the artist must find his own path - and be true to himself..

Art is completely subjective. It's up to the viewer to judge whether or not it has merit..

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

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..

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

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

Learn to nurture and trust your instincts as well as your conscious reasoning. Often, one's instincts will offer the better judgment..

Don't cater to the audience. Inspire the audience..

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

Growing up in Northern Ontario provided me with a strong affinity for the natural environment that was so eloquently responded to by Tom Thomson and ….

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 t….