Richard Weigand has reached a plateau where the pieces have fallen into place. For him, environment, relationships, and artistry are matured, fully formed, and available to be brought by his consciousness to play in the activities in which he chooses to deploy them. This is especially obvious in his work as an artist.
Understanding Theory
I think fine artists – painters and those that do not make obviously functional art – for them, there are techniques involved and they have to know them. Take Picasso – he was a great artist, and he knew all the rules of traditional or representational art. And once he had those rules down pat, once he was so good at using those rules that he no longer had to consciously apply them, he could set himself free. Then he became the great artist we admire today.