My art actually begins during the times I'm away from my home and studio. If I see a person - or a scenario of people - that catches my attention, I reach into my purse for tablet and pen. When my purse is bulging with drawings, I clean it out and store the drawings in scrapbooks. Only a small percentage of the hundreds of drawings do I develop into paintings. In addition, details which might identify specific individuals are changed.

I grew up in the U.S. during a time when mothers were home without a car, and children wandered the neighborhood. I had lots of free time to people-watch and make up stories about what they were doing and why they were doing it. I also visited many older adult friends to follow them through part of their day. My favorite question for them was, "What are you going to do next?"

Even today, my art speaks to that very question.

Virginia Huber's Artist Statement
Saitama Museum of Modern Art, 2004