My Art Is About Paying

I've Not Been Cursed With Talent, Which Could Be A Great Inhibitor.

I Never Allowed Myself The Luxury Of Those Brilliant, Beautiful Colors Until I Went To India And Saw People Walking Around In Them Or Dragging Them In The Mud. I Realised They Were Not So Artificial.

I Used To Think Of That Line In Allen Ginsberg's 'howl', About The 'sad Cup Of Coffee'.. ..i Have Had Cold Coffee And Hot Coffee And Lousy Coffee, But I've Never Had A Sad Cup Of Coffee.

I Don't Think There's Anything Really Wrong With Influence Because I Think That One Can Use Another Man's Art As Material Either Literally Or Just Implying That They're Doing That, Without It Representing A Lack Of A Point Of View.

I Want My Paintings To Look Like What's Going On Outside My Window Rather Than What's Inside My Studio.