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Being the best is great, you’re the number one. Being unique is greater, you’re the only one.

Painting is a way of communicating and revealing the individual truths of the artist. The most powerful paintings are those that tell a story and leave you with a sense of wonder and mystery. They provoke you to feel and furthermore act. This lingering sensation is the magic of Art. It is where the two-dimensional painting gives way to a world of imagination. These stories can encompass emotions and feelings or explore the personal ideals of its creator. They can harbor deeply rooted frustrations or exemplify the most beautiful vistas of the artist’s world. It is at this moment, that artistry bridges the gap of physical with spiritual and unlocks the power of the conceptual mind. For those brave enough to challenge themselves with the artistic journey, whether as creator or patron, they are granted an unparalleled view into the heart of the universe, the birthplace of the astounding.

It is not the position you stand, but the direction in which you look.

Too many people go through life waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen!

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.

Artists are told many things about the way the world is, about who they are, and how worthy their work may or may not be. It takes a lot of courage sometimes to continue in the face of what seems like never-ending negativity. But, we have that ultimate freedom. We are free to choose what we think and how we respond to those “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” which may neither be arrows nor outrageous. We have the power to choose wisely.

I control what I think about the universe and how I may respond to it – such a simple yet life-altering concept

Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

15698 168th Ave. S.E., oil on panel, 16x20 inches, collection Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner WA

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You never know the reason why such and such a painting is bought, it depends too much on the mood and state of mind of the buyers. Painting is intrinsically a market of love; it is difficult to reason when one is struck by that disease

Some Fairy tales are real, but most are just stories we make up to deal with our pathetic lives.

Museum of Northwest Art collected my work!

A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep

sometimes the pain is what we need for us to grow

a person is a person no matter how small.