My optimism for life carried through my work.

I was told I was talented when I applied to Falmouth School of Art and that I should consider skipping the course and proceeding directly to degree level.

I use a wide selection of colours. It is impossible to produce work like mine using only the primary colours as they only mix a certain range of colour.

I used to own a dingy and can still sail one if pushed, but I like the pleasure boats.

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

A man may go to heaven without health, without riches, without honors, without learning, without friends; but he can never go there without Christ.

I studied for my degree in London and consequently ended up spending five years away from Cornwall. I deliberately moved away from the coast to experience a different way of life.