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Hands are the tool of the painter, the artist.

Real painters understand with a brush in their hand.

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.

It is not an aesthetic misstep to make the viewer aware of the paint and the painter's hand. Such an empathetic awareness lies at the heart of aesthetic appreciation.

I crave to be able to photograph the way a painter paints - in a loose, expressive way.

I've heard that many fine artists have to turn their 'finished' paintings to face the wall - otherwise, every time they walk past, they are tempted to pick up a brush and make small adjustments here and there.

We lived in my father's studio, so there were the brushes and the pencils and the paint. So it would - it was very natural for me to want to paint, I think, and it was never a question.

I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.

You're going to react to a painting in a way that the painting demands you react.

Many kiss the hand they wish cut off.