I don't think of myself as a rebellious artist, a lot of people have said that about me because I came from Cornwall and choose to paint people in what they considered to be an urban style instead of Cornish landscapes. I've never agreed with them. It's bullshit.

Women really like the horses, more so than men.

I don't think of myself as a rebellious artist, a lot of people have said that about me because I came from Cornwall and choose to paint people in what they considered to be an urban style instead of Cornish landscapes. I've never agreed with them. It's bullshit.

The spirit of a painting is very hard to explain and articulate. I can't say it's not intentional because that is the mark I'm trying to hit, however I don't feel I have much control over it.

I don't really need to be inspired by literature though. At the end of the day it's colour and imagery moved around until it works.

I sometimes use music as way of getting back to a certain time, dredging up stuff from the past and putting it down on canvas.

I used to use a lot of words in the paintings but stopped because it created a narrative - or an answer to a question.