The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival o….

I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love..

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course and proceeding directly to degree l….

I realised that if I did what I wanted to do, it would work..

I paint what I see, not what a camera would see..

Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium..

My optimism for life carried through my work..

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one..

And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various j….

I really enjoy squeezing out a big lump of paint directly onto the canvas and leaving it; fresh, immediate and sometimes shocking..

I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to exper….

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats..

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me..

A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ..

I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine using only the primary colours as they only mix a certain range of colo….

I use about 20 different colours to retain the luminance in my work..

I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that I can fully express my views through the medium and this is why I have ….

The majority of my work is from life. I spend most fine days from May to October painting outside..

I apply paint directly from the tube and with my fingers..

And he that will this health deny, Down among the dead men let him lie..

I love the sea's sounds and the way it reflects the sky. The colours that shimmer across its surface are unbelievable. This, combined with the colour….