It’s Almost Just A Difference Of Mood

I Am Just Trying To Find A Way To Make Pictures.

Old Art Offers Just As Good A Criticism Of New Art As New Art Offers Of Old.

I Would Tend To Say That I Do What I Do As Well As Possible And That Most People Don't.

In My Early Work, I Tried To Hide My Personality, My Psychological State, My Emotions. This Was Partly Due To My Feelings About Myself And Partly Due To My Feelings About Painting At The Time. I Sort Of Stuck To My Guns For A While But Eventually It Seemed Like A Losing Battle. Finally One Must Simply Drop The Reserve.

Working Is Very Important To Me. Probably Because As A Child I Was Taught That Work Was Good. I Don’t Believe It Intellectually But I Identify With That Idea. So It’s Probably Just Like A Habit.