"IF ART IS TO NOURISH THE ROOTS OF OUR CULTURE, SOCIETY MUST SET THE ARTIST FREE TO FOLLOW HIS VISON WHEREVER IT TAKES HIM."

Mixed media on canvas

54 x 60 x 2 in. .

 Artwork for the 2026 "Santa Barbara International Film Festival" 

"IF ART IS TO NOURISH THE ROOTS OF OUR CULTURE, SOCIETY MUST SET THE ARTIST FREE TO FOLLOW HIS VISON WHEREVER IT TAKES HIM." President John F. Kennedy, October 1963