All great art originates from the innocent child within us expressing itself through the wisdom, experience and skill of an adult..

If we only thought of our feet as we walk, we'd miss everything else..

Be prepared! All of your gear should be in a state of readiness so you can concentrate on painting. Choose your brushes as you would choose weapons b….

I honestly believe students of painting in the next century will laugh at the abstract art movement. They will marvel at such a drawn-out regression ….

I alone must solve my problem. I have to clear my mind of everything else, think hard, analyze, explore my options, plan a strategy for the immediate….

Whenever I can, I paint the powerful and obvious things in my subject first..

The strength and clarity of the picture you envision at the start will tell you when you are done. You are finished when you have said what you wish ….

Your rules should arise out of your passions and your experience with what works for you..

Scan your subject for things that are clearly impossible. After all, paint isn't magic! If you see that certain elements in the subject are beyond th….

Never knowingly leave anything wrong on your canvas..

You can stick with a few clear-cut values, which are stronger than a multitude of values and will obviously yield a stronger painting. But not all su….