As I began choosing and unwrapping my completed paintings from the last few years, the doubts and mild despair (can despair be mild?) of recent weeks began to dissipate, and my excitement about seeing all these things that I’ve made together in one place came rushing back…

“This is why, far from being a creative hiatus, the last four years have actually been busier than ever, with big, time-consuming solo shows, more sales than ever and lots of new paintings wrapped and ready to go…”