Art is challenging and frustrating but I don't linger in it. I work on five paintings at a time so if I'm frustrated I put one down and begin another..

I prefer to hike in nature, give lectures, or be with family when not working..

If you find yourself worrying, go outside, take three breaths, address a tree and quietly say, 'Thank you.' If you can't find a tree, a dandelion wil….

A muse comes down from Mount Olympus and changes my attitude, cheering me up - it's an inner intuition, suddenly giving a breakthrough to be able to ….

Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago..

Nature is not a free lunch, but we treat it as a free lunch..

It doesn't take more skill to paint hundreds of strokes rather than one right stroke but it takes more patience..

I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up..

The most important question facing the planet is: Is it worth it?.

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary..

If I ever have a conflict between art and nature, I let art win..

In our instant pudding world, everything is sweet, smooth, very convenient and fast. There are lots of assorted flavors, but they're all artificial..

After being an Impressionist, Cubist, and an Abstract Expressionist, I was influenced by realistic artists, including Andrew Wyeth in the late '50s, ….

You begin paying more attention to what you're seeing when you know the names... If you don't know the names of plant and animal species that share y….

In art and science we are now in a delta, at the end of the long flow of progress. In a delta there is no clear direction but there may be many choic….

I can't conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to s….

I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate. My wife and I have been going….

Blackwater USA has already taken in more than $1 billion from the public coffers. All in all, that's not a bad take for Erik Prince, the founder of B….

I never thought that I would support myself with art - everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get ….

Aesthetic pleasure is not to be taken lightly; it's very important for the spirit and therefore the health..

When you get to be my age, you begin to count how many Mays you have left - the best time of year for flowers and birds in North America..