I'm The Oldest Antique In Town.

Without Thinking Too Much About It In Specific Terms, I Was Showing The America I Knew And Observed To Others Who Might Not Have Noticed. My Fundamental Purpose Is To Interpret The Typical American. I Am A Story Teller.

If A Picture Wasn't Going Very Well, I'd Put A Puppy In It.

The Story Is The First Thing And The Last Thing.

Eisenhower Had About The Most Expressive Face I Ever Painted, I Guess. Just Like An Actor's. Very Mobile. When He Talked, He Used All The Facial Muscles. And He Had A Great, Wide Mouth That I Liked. When He Smiled, It Was Just Like The Sun Came Out.

It Wouldn't Be Right For Me To Clown Around When I'm Painting A President.