I never thought about the relationship of my mother, my family, to the content of my work.

My father died when I was nine, but I came from a stable family environment, which I think does contribute to being well-behaved.

When I was 12 years old, I went to Natchitoches, La.; it was summer vacation with my family. We visited a plantation, Melrose. And I met an Afro-American woman who was a painter. I already had some idea of what I wanted to do in life, and one of the things that interested me was painting.

Family Quotes