A Really Good Picture Looks As If

I'd Rather Risk An Ugly Surprise Than Rely On Things I Know I Can Do.

We Would Sift Through Every Inch Of What It Was That Worked, Or If It Didn't, And Wonder What Was Effective In It, In Terms Of Paint, The Subject Matter, The Size, The Drawing.

Art Has A Will Of Its Own. It Has Nothing To Do With The Taste Of The Moment Or What's Expected Of You. That's A Formula For Dead Art, Or Fashionable Art.

Whatever The Medium, There Is The Difficulty, Challenge, Fascination And Often Productive Clumsiness Of Learning A New Method: The Wonderful Puzzles And Problems Of Translating With New Materials.

I've Explored A Variety Of Directions And Themes Over The Years. But I Think In My Painting You Can See The Signature Of One Artist, The Work Of One Wrist.