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 have no way of knowing what you are going to feel when you look at one of my paintings; I only know what I feel.

Painting is a solitary act for me; I don't need anyone around to make paintings.

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.

Painting can be like poetry but as somebody who creates both I feel the necessity for both so they cant be that similar. Sometimes I think it's as basic as not wanting to get dirty.

Sometimes I just want to sit and write at a clean table and not get paint all over my hands.

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.