"A painting for me is not just the application of paint to canvas. It starts with the wanderlust, the search for something to paint and inspire. It may be a fleeting moment in a day, or it may start with a journey (usually to the sea!). I sit on the beach looking out to sea for hours, drawing, painting, sketching, making colour notes and photographing. I jot down my thoughts and on my return to my studio, it sits with me for months and then it explodes from within me and onto a canvas. I paint really fast, but because I layer glazes one over the other, I have a long time to wait watching paint dry, so I usually work on 4 or 5 paintings at a time.
I've come to realise that in my journeying to all the different seas and oceans that what captivates me most in my travels for wonderful waves is the quality of light. I love to paint the way water reflects and refracts the light. I love to paint the way the light shines through the waves and the way it shows the depth and mystery of the water. There are no moments by the sea that are exactly the same. Each wave and the way the light interacts with the water is unique. I love to paint just that. It's a spiritual thing".