“A plain and predictable studio environment is more conducive to taking risks in my paintings. If the studio is too precious, then the paintings become too precious.”
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“Continue to make new work consistently. It will change as you change. As far as improvement, it will happen naturally in the process of making new work.”
“I like to work quickly. It usually happens that my favourite drawings are those that I’ve spent less time thinking about. “
“I like schedule and always work in schedule. I’m always frustrated about my finished work. But soon I recover and think about new pieces. It takes some time and I will go back to modify or improve the old works.”
“I was working from quite early on and made things I couldn’t buy. Sometimes I think it would be good to be around other artists, but then at the studio I think you make your own world. I made a garden in the front and love looking out at it. I’m doing one in the back now too, but I always feel a bit guilty that I’m not doing my proper work.”
“If you live in Manhattan—a place where the monthly rent is equal to the GNP of a small country—you can understand why I have a home office. The beauty of having a home office is that you can work any time you’re home. The downside of having a home office is that you can work any time you’re home. Or awake.”