Water in swimming pools changes its look more than in any other form its colour can be man-made and its dancing rhythms reflect not only the sky but, because of its transparency, the depth of the water as well. If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the colours of the spectrum appear everywhere.

I do do a lot of talking, because it saves me listening.

All painting, no matter what you are painting, is abstract in that it's got to be organized.

As you get older, it gets a bit harder to keep the spontaneity in you, but I work at it.

Who would have thought that the telephone would bring back drawing?

I'm really only interested in technology that is about pictures. I'm interested in anything that makes a picture.

I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have written his letters on it as well.