"This painting is done from life and in a manner that lacks any ambiguity."
 
  "When a painting is rendered in such detail, Subject matter becomes the primary focus."
 
  "I wanted to paint these 'artifacts' from the gift shop and open a debate as to the importance of such objects available for purchase. Anyone who has been to Saint John will see little connection between these items and the museum collection, Saint John, The province, or the country for that matter. However funding must come from somewhere."
 
 "Of course anyone who knows what I like to paint will recognize that I have a hard time passing by the challege of something shiny and transparent."