I think the art world... is a very small pond, and it's a very inbred pond. They rely on information from an elect elite sect of galleries, primarily in New York.
People are reminded that it's not all ugliness in the world.
High culture is paranoid about sentiment. But human beings are intensely sentimental.
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.
With whatever talent and resources I have, I'm trying to bring light to penetrate the darkness many people feel.
I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.
