From the equality of rights springs identity of our highest interests; you cannot subvert your neighbor's rights without striking a dangerous blow at your own.

Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.

Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right.

My country right or wrong; when right, to keep her right; when wrong, to put her right.

I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.

I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can be put into play.

I'm never interested in the painting being a mirror to culture. I think that's really boring. What I'm interested in is painting as an affective space. The place where the hierarchies of the world can be rearranged within the space of a painting. And they can be articulated in different ways.