The person you admire was true to himself. You can only truly honour him by being true to yourself.

The person you admire was true to himself. You can only truly honour him by being true to yourself.

I think from an artist's point of view, everything in art, in fact everything in the world is available as material.

'Understanding' art is like having a sense of humour - if you don't have one, no amount of explanation is going to make you laugh.

Art is more to do with observation than invention.

At the Summer Exhibition, I didn't really change anything; it's the same exhibition. All I changed is the presentation. I didn't really change the rules.

I have been using the computer as a work aid since the mid-90's. It is extraordinarily well suited to how I think and work and has transformed my practice. Nearly everything I have done in the past 15 years would have been impossible without it. I use the computer for drawing, composing and colour planning everything, from postage stamps to paintings to architectural-scale installations.