It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy.

I paint what I see, not what a camera would see.

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

I want to paint big, bright, optimistic pictures of the place I love.

And see the rivers how they run Through woods and meads, in shade and sun, Sometimes swift, sometimes slow, Wave succeeding wave, they go A various journey to the deep, Like human life to endless sleep!

It's a terrible thing wishing that it can be someone else's tragedy.