Q: Are your paintings real art?

A: Some people think so. [ A slightly longer answer ]

Q: Do you make your living from painting?

A: Some of it, yes, but not yet all of it. [ A slightly longer answer ]

Q: Are your paintings worth what you charge for them?

A: Obviously I think so and apparently other people do too. [ A slightly longer answer ]

Q: Do your paintings mean anything, if so what do they mean?

A: You might want to read a few of my Artist Statements. Beyond that I would have to know what "meaning" means to you.

Q: Where did you study? Do you have a fine-arts degree?

A: I am primarily self-taught. No, I do not have a fine-arts degree. [ A slightly longer answer ]

Q: What painters have influenced you most?

A: Twentieth Century "Modernist" masters such as Lazlo Moholy-Nagy, Wassily Kandisnky, Paul Klee, Juan Miro, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. I'm also very fond of work by Gerhard Richter and Ross Bleckner.