You Can't Take Yourself Too Seriously.

The Most Important Thing Is To Just Do It. If I Work At A Higher Level I Have Responsibility To Do Better Than What I've Done Before. Sometimes The Best Happens - Beyond Possibility. Just Do It. Can't Worry About It.

It Has Been Difficult To Hold Onto Many Paintings But I Have Retained A Few. Possibly The Current Favorite Is Titled 'big Band' Completed In 2005. It Measures 13 Feet X 9 Feet. It Has 18 Nearly Life Size Recognizable Portraits Of The Biggest Jazz Stars That I Knew And Saw Perform In The 1950s, '60s, '70s, '80s And Includes Wynton Marsalis.

It Has Been Difficult To Hold Onto Many Paintings But I Have Retained A Few.

Throughout My Life, Cigars Have Played Different Roles For Me. They Fit Easily And Well In The Various Stages And Experiences Ive Had -- Like A Companion, Almost. If Youve Smoked A Long Time, As I Have, They Become Part Of You.

As I Turn 91... I Have To Admit My Hours At The Easel Have Diminished.