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

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

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

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

Some of my work is very instinctive, some of my favourite things I've ever done are just two minute sketches, nothing is better when you get it like that so quick, then other work takes months.

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.