I Paint What I See,

And See The Rivers How They Run Through Woods And Meads, In Shade And Sun, Sometimes Swift, Sometimes Slow, Wave Succeeding Wave, They Go A Various Journey To The Deep, Like Human Life To Endless Sleep!

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.

The Paintings By Van Gough And Chagall Had A Big Influence On Me.

A Man May Go To Heaven Without Health, Without Riches, Without Honors, Without Learning, Without Friends; But He Can Never Go There Without Christ.

The Lifestyle That An Artist Can Have, The Freedom To Wander In The Landscape With No Real Pressure Or Deadlines, Was A Very Attractive One.