I have never yet painted a location that something unique didn't happen. This is Spain.

What really appeals to me is being there with your feet in the mud, or the bugs after you, or looking over your shoulder to make sure you're okay.

It becomes a three way conversation between me, the painting, and the viewer.

It's the difference between standing with a glass between you and whatever is going on in the world and being right out in it on the other side of the glass where the action is happening.

The protestors feel that the elections have been hijacked and the choices are between two corrupt parties—that when the power structure no longer represents the people, the vote is no longer a tool for change [Jehane Noujaim, "Tahrir Square, Cairo: Lost and Found in the Square"].

In principle, it may be possible to deliver a higher amount of fiscal aid to state and local governments at a lower cost to the federal government if such aid is delivered as an outlay instead of as a tax preference.