“I have a theory that… and I really believe this… that realism is honored in the breach. By that I mean, I think where you cheat on the facts is where you become an artist, not where you record the facts. Anybody can record the facts, but when you have your facts in front of you and you say, “I know that’s the way it is, but that’s not the way I want it in my painting” and then you do something that augments the color or the texture or the excitement of the painting, then you’re functioning as an artist. If you’re simply putting down what you see, you may be a great craftsman, but you ain’t an artist.” - Bob Kuhn