Although I’m not a Buddhist, I feel the truth of Buddha.

In the same eclectic way, I find truth, wisdom, and the umbrella of it all—awareness—in all those who came before me that I respect. There is no point in reinventing the wheel.

We experience the world differently. Here are a few ways of seeing reality. Where do you stand?

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Among artists there is an apparent drive to be different, to distinguish one’s own work from others—to have unique vision.

But what precisely does this mean? 

How can you be anything other than your self? At first, this question may appear a paradox. Not a puzzle at all.

Try to be unique, unencumbered by the false masks of personality. The answers and ensuing questions will come at light speed.

For more about identity read Nouvelle Vague inside the main site gallery.

No thing has ever stopped the true artist from creating or living an authentic life.

This knowledge has great liberating power.

When I was living in California, I knew a photographer who specialized in photographing fine art. He would take 35mm slides of my artworks and I paid him a fee for each slide.

After moving back to the East Coast, I checked the Yellow Pages to find another photographer to take slides of my work. I called a nearby photographer and asked if he had experience taking slides of paintings. He assured me that he did. I brought him 30-paintings and he said he’d have them ready in a few days. I had paid him in advance—$6 dollar per slide, or $180 dollars.

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I enjoy creating art with color pencils, especially while having a cappuccino at my nearby Starbucks.

Occasionally, someone will come up to me, look at what I’m doing, and then ask: “How often do you crank (or churn) out one of those?”

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