I don't like talking about politics and religion, but I've noticed that Western art and Western culture are severely lacking in schools nowadays. If it weren't for Percy Jackson and the Olympians, I don't think most kids would even know about the Greek Gods and Goddesses. However, I don't bitch.…
Artists are like Lesser Gods, creating worlds that peoples will remember hundreds of years after the artist's death. How many little girls have spent years in the worlds of Tchaikovsky? In the Nutcracker or Swan Lake? How many smart high school kids got stoned and talked about visiting Bosch's Garden…
I'm going to let you in on a secret. I don't know what I'm doing half the time. Actually, half the time? Heh. That's generous. Most of the time. And I'm not talking about watercolors. I'm talking about life. The thing is, neither does anyone else. We're all just winging…
When was the last time you expressed gratitude towards another person? I'm grateful I have a supportive wife, who's also my number one fan and number one critic. I'm grateful I have a son that's in his mid-20s and is completely independent. I also think, where would I be today…
It's pretty sad that most Westerners know nothing about Western civilization. Schools nowadays are so much more into indoctrination than actually teaching kids anything useful. Culture is everything. Well, not quite everything. You gotta know some math and science and other shit. But as an artist, when people talk about…
