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.

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!

The lifestyle that an artist can have, the freedom to wander in the landscape with no real pressure or deadlines, was a very attractive one.

Digital media has destroyed much of the magic and mystery of the medium.

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

I still take photographs for my own use, personal studies. I do not feel that I can fully express my views through the medium and this is why I have moved towards painting.

I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.