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

If you can see a world within a portrait I would be happy with that. I don't want to tell the story with a painting, though. I'm trying to get away from the story- from the beginning and the ending.

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.

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

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.

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

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.