All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.

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It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.

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I'm very learning-disabled, and I think it drove me to what I'm doing.

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I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.

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Sometimes I really want to paint somebody and I don't get a photograph that I want to work from.

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Sculpture occupies real space like we do... you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object.

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What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.

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It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians.

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I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.

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Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.

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