"A work of true art picks you up and puts you somewhere else, a place where you can experience the sensual pleasure of beauty, think undisturbed, dream, open up to new ideas, feel at peace or motivated to action.

"When interpreted artistically with honestly and intensity, our lives are filled with ideas and images that can transport us to new places. There is the beauty of human beings. The soulful gaze of a woman, the brightness of children, people facing life with courage, the warmth that can exist between people – there are so many examples.

“There is the beauty of nature in so many places – the trees, fields and skies of France’s Normandy, the shifting sands and strong rock formations of deserts, the lushness of forests. The list is infinite. And there is the beauty man has built – our technology, our architectural wonders, our means of transportation, and so much more.

“I want to record these examples of beauty and set off the emotions of the people who look at my art. An immense task. It’s a long, complex process that never arrives at its goal, because the closer we are to achievement, the greater are the demands we place on ourselves. But the journey is filled with pleasure.”

- William Kosman