All Outward Success, When It Has Value,

The Object, Which Is Back Of Every True Work Of Art, Is The Attainment Of A State Of Being, A State Of High Functioning, A More Than Ordinary Moment Of Existence. In Such Moments Activity Is Inevitable, And Whether This Activity Is With Brush, Pen, Chisel, Or Tongue, Its Result Is But A By-product Of The State, A Trace, The Footprint Of The State.

Art Cannot Be Separated From Life. It Is The Expression Of The Greatest Need Of Which Life Is Capable, And We Value Art Not Because Of The Skilled Product, But Because Of Its Revelation Of A Life's Experience.

There Is Weakness In Pretending To Know More Than You Know Or In Stating Less Than You Know.

No Work Of Art Is Really Ever Finished. They Only Stop At Good Places.

Look For Echoes. Sometimes The Same Shape Or Direction Will Echo Through The Picture.