I Apply Paint Directly From The Tube

During The Winter When The Weather Is Too Poor To Work Outside, I Do Use Drawings And Photographs, But I Change My Work So It Is Not Just A Time And Place Study.

The Most Amazing Thing To Me About The Sea Is The Tide. A Harbour Like St. Ives Is Totally Transformed In A Very Short Space Of Time By The Arrival Or Departure Of The Sea.

It's A Terrible Thing Wishing That It Can Be Someone Else's Tragedy.

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.