With cropping, a new integrity appears and winning abstractions flutter up like butterflies. You can afford to be critical, discriminating, innocent,….

Silent guns have virtue..

I required a destination that was worthy of many visits..

Keep busy while you are waiting for something to happen..

Well considered abandonment is a trusted teacher..

Once as I sat painting, I became aware of a man's face hovering near me, moving closer and closer to the panel I was working on. When he spoke he sai….

Abstract understanding doesn't mean arbitrary sloshing and messing. Abstract art is controlled visual magic based on laws and methodology. Abstractio….

One compositional element suggests and asks for another. This is what makes the activity interesting..

The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless..

In acrylic, happiness comes a bit faster..

Pushing yourself to extremes blows out the cobwebs of trusted habit. It shakes up what you know to be reliably safe and substitutes the miracle of in….

In painting you cover up your sins and everyone thinks you're naturally talented..

Dealer goodwill and friendship are keys to thrival..

Flat, uninteresting parts of paintings are, in fact, a ruse to get the viewer to see what needs to be seen..

The guy may be totally motivated, connected and inspired, but if he doesn't know how to do it, he's not the guy to take out your appendix..

An early flourish of confidence is useful. Then there's the small crudities - the slubs and bumps that come with outdoor work - the odd charm of impr….

We have been mysteriously gifted this amazing life. Let us not complain..

Prices need to be fair, appropriate and consistent..

Artists should be aware that petty stroking could be the source of arrested productivity. An artist's job includes the avoidance of premature closure….

Artists... do not need the applause or condemnation of the critics, the ideas of other artists, or the demands of the collectors..

Landscape painting tends to fall under more academic controls. I must say I often like working within these controls. It gives me the feeling that I'….