When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.
I certainly don't want to be an angry old artist.
I wanted to paint in a folk-artist-y way. My heroes were Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, and Rembrandt. I think Picasso is about as a modern as I got. But I incorporated things that they rejected as well as movements that happened later.
Eventually, with success, I started to feel more and more isolated - like I didn't have a community of artists.
An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.
I'm a fine artist working in a commercial arena, so that's my cross to bear