I Didn't Start To Be An Artist

You Start With A Generic Body, But I Think The First Wall You Hit With Portraiture Is Comprised Of History And Storytelling And The Nature Of Characters - Whether They Are Historical Or Coming From Literature Or Documentation. Those Are The References We Have To People, Besides Your Family, And The Intimacy Of Portraiture Is In The Specifics Of Individuals. For Me, It Came Out Of Doing Things About Animals.

Some People Think Or Expect That You Should Make The Same Kinds Of Art Forever Because It Creates A Convenient Narrative... I Want My Work To Embody My Inherent Contradictions.

When You Get Older, You're Running Out Of Time. You Care More About Trying To Stay On The Planet A Little Longer, So You Can Learn How To Draw Better!

I First Had No Interest In Figuration Whatsoever.

I Didn't Start To Be An Artist Myself Until I Was 24.