I constantly feel the drive to create something that no one has ever seen before and educate myself daily with new techniques and ideas. I get my ideas by studying and observing previous art movements, other artists, past and present, their form, brush strokes, colors and techniques. I read about current trends, past trends, study the market, and what movement is hot and why. I feel like I have a hunger that cannot be fulfilled and a thirst that cannot be quenched. I cannot seem to educate myself enough.

 I want my viewer to feel like they can step inside my work and find a part of himself or herself that has been lost, or a part that they have never known. I want my work to convey to the viewer that art is not a spoken language, but an emotion. It is felt, not explained. It is what it is - love, anger, sadness, happiness, a feeling, a passion. And contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t have to match your couch to invoke a presence.

My idea of a great creation is one that captivates the viewer. A piece that no matter how far away you walk away from it, it pulls you back like a magnet and won't let you go. I have met several collectors that said they couldn't sleep at night thinking of a piece that they had seen. The perfect work of art will incite an emotion or feeling that can't be explained and just like the perfect lover, you feel in your soul that you just can't live without it.  - V. L. Cox