Far More Interesting Than Problem

Sometimes I Really Want To Paint Somebody And I Don't Get A Photograph That I Want To Work From.

The First Thing I Do Is Take Polaroids Of The Sitter - 10 Or 12 Color Polaroids And Eight Or 10 Black-and Whites.

The Camera Is Objective. When It Records A Face It Can't Make Any Hierarchical Decisions About A Nose Being More Important Than A Cheek. The Camera Is Not Aware Of What It Is Looking At. It Just Gets It All Down.

I'm Plagued With Indecision In My Life. I Can't Figure Out What To Order In A Restaurant.

In Life You Can Be Dealt A Winning Hand Of Cards And You Can Find A Way To Lose, And You Can Be Dealt A Losing Hand And Find A Way To Win. True In Art And True In Life: You Pretty Much Make Your Own Destiny. If You Are By Nature An Optimistic Person, Which I Am, That Puts You In A Better Position To Be Lucky In Life.