"To be an artist, you have to be POSSESSED, You have to have this overwhelming drive to express yourself and communicate your vision." -- John Baldessari ..... \\\\\///// ..... “I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart. I am possessed by an unrelenting passion to create." -- Vincent Van Gogh ..... \\\\\///// ..... “I don’t think about art when I’m working. I try to think about life. Sometimes I’m possessed by an idea and can’t rest until I’ve painted it.” -- Jean-Michel Basquiat ..... \\\\\///// .....