I Start A Picture And

The Black Person Is The Protagonist In Most Of My Paintings. I Realized That I Didn't See Many Paintings With Black People In Them.

I Don't Think About Art When I'm Working. I Think About Life.

I Start A Picture And I Finish It.

I Was A Really Lousy Artist As A Kid. Too Abstract Expressionist; Or I'd Draw A Big Ram's Head, Really Messy. I'd Never Win Painting Contests. I Remember Losing To A Guy Who Did A Perfect Spiderman.

I Don't Listen To What Art Critics Say. I Don't Know Anybody Who Needs A Critic To Find Out What Art Is.