I believe a true work of art has a life and a soul. It is for posterity.

Human as I am, I can only attempt to create it,

I never quite succeed.

For true art is not human, but divine.

Nevertheless, it is that quest for a masterpiece that makes me who I am.

That never-ending search for the perfect picture, the definitive line, the ultimate poem, and above all, the truth.

For the truth is more valuable than what we think we know.

I do not make political or religious statements with my art.

Neither do I attempt to shock nor provoke others, whatever my personal opinion of them might be.

I  paint pictures to give hope, joy, and meaning to the lives of those who see them.

For beauty, I believe, is abounding in all creation. Even the humble, lowly, down-trodden and dirty have a beautiful story to tell.

I will strive to show beauty where there is no beauty, and

To show color where there is only black and white.