I Paint Life As I Would Like

Some People Have Been Kind Enough To Call Me A Fine Artist. I've Always Called Myself An Illustrator. I'm Not Sure What The Difference Is. All I Know Is That Whatever Type Of Work I Do, I Try To Give It My Very Best. Art Has Been My Life.

If There Was Sadness In This Creative World Of Mine, It Was A Pleasant Sadness. If There Were Problems, They Were Humorous Problems.

I Talk As I Sketch, Too, In Order To Keep Their Minds Off What I'm Doing So I'll Get The Most Natural Expression I Can From Them. Also, The Talking Helps To Size Up The Subject's Personality, So I Can Figure Out Better How To Portray Him.

I'm The Oldest Antique In Town.

Some Folks Think I Painted Lincoln From Life, But I Haven't Been Around That Long. Not Quite.