Now that I have made the decision to not exactly re-invent myself but to start making better art I thought I needed to be clear about who I am as an artist. What makes me tick and what really floats my boat. Tricky. I am envious of people who can say “ My work is all about …. skies, people, or landscapes of outer hebrides, for example, or even the more bizarre, … painting with my left arm tied behind my back.” Gee, I don’t have the desire for doing just one thing forever and

When do you know when it’s time to move on or perhaps just forward, and how do you do it? This is where I was when I realised things had to go somewhere new. I like this picture but it has its faults. I actually really loved it, just after I had finished it. I didn’t want to sell it, which is a good sign, but after it was hung in the gallery I no longer loved it as much. Why? Fundamentally I think it was a timid piece, a painting that was scared to be out there and say someth