It may come as a surprise to you, but I was completely sober when I did those paintings. The problem (or gift) is, I see things everywhere that don’t really exist that most people miss on a daily basis. No, I am not hallucinating

Sometimes, the eyes will stare deep into your soul and say, “I’m taking a lick of this rainbow ice cream, whatcha gonna do about it?” such as in my painting “unbiased panther”. The point of painting animals is the animals are the key to my imagination.

There are many, many great artists out there. Just get on a world-wide internet art group and you will be humbled as fast as that Tesla goes. It’s okay to take your ego down a notch. Maybe you are the best artist in your family, heck, maybe in your town, but you are not the best artist, and that’s okay, because it means you must learn. People that think they know everything never learn anything. Being humble is the key.

The most wonderful woman I had ever known. She was giving, patient, kind, compassionate and very slow to anger. I wanted to be just like her. She was perfect. Then, the most terrible thing happened. She fell victim to Alzhiemer’s. I can’t explain how horrifying this disease is.