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I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.

Painting is, I think, inevitably an archaic activity and one that depends on spiritual values.

I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them.

Painting is almost like a sport. It's like this action thing. When I do it, I'm really not thinking. The paintings are like a diary that I might not want to read again.

I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.

Some folks think I painted Lincoln from life, but I haven't been around that long. Not quite.

If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things.