I spend a lot of time looking at paintings online, in books and in catalogues.. I’m slightly addicted to it and spend lots of time on re-title.com, Newbloodart and the big painting prize websites, just looking at the shortlists and googling the artists. I find it fascinating seeing the different paths people take to get to where they and their work are.

I am going to eventually end up spending lots of money on beautiful artwork for my house. I have a small collection comprising of three prints and a painting, however, most of the work on my walls is my own.. Lucky I like it then isn’t it! Or do I? Sometimes I get work back from exhibitions, hang it somewhere about the house then realise it’s wrong, that I hate it and have to paint over it. Perhaps I’m indecisive, changing too much, racing to get things done, to make progress.. When a piece is wrong though, there’s no helping it and it has to be changed. For the most part this is fine as I have control over most websites my work is on, the rest of the time I have to email and ask for the work to be taken down. This makes me feel like a total clot, a stupid, indecisive artist with no faith in their work. I thought the piece (full/detailed below) was finished last week but today walked into the studio and looked at it for a while.. It’s not done yet and I’m glad I didn’t jump the gun and upload it here, there and everywhere.