There are certain times when a painting accelerates beyond you, and you have to try and understand and catch up with it.
Nigel CookeI felt like I had reached the end of a period of life, where the work was jumping about and pushing something new every time. I wanted to dial it back and create a language that was stable and deep.
Nigel CookeThe paintings don't exist outside themselves. There's no lead photograph off the internet or anything like that. It all comes from my mind and it's a bit like a little movie each time - how do I get the props, the setting, the time of day, the light, the action.
Nigel Cooke