I Can Easily Ignore My Detractors And

I Draw All The Time. Drawing Is My Backbone. I Don't Think A Painter Has To Be Able To Draw, I Just Think That If You Draw, You Better Draw Well.

The Businessman Says 'if I Don't Do It First, Somebody Else Will.' The Artist Says 'if I Don't Do It First, Nobody Else Will.'

I Can Easily Ignore My Detractors And Feel The People Who Respond Favorably.

I've Got The Public. I Don't Care About The Critics. I Did At One Time. I Don't Any More. I Did When I Needed Compliments. But If You Get A Lot Of Compliments, You Don't Need A Critic To Tell You, 'this Should Be Done Another Way.'

The People Who Love My Paintings, That Respond To Them The Most, They're Spectators, They're Not Viewers.