Toolbox with Tea Painting

I'm primarily an oil painter and a draughtsman. I nearly always work on location, but if a scene really takes me in some way I will work on several studies and then make a larger picture in the studio. I follow a tradition of plein air or impressionistic painting. But in it's simplest terms, I love the thrill of capturing my subject from the fact. Over the years I have dedicated ever more time to painting. I think it has taken me time to become a painter, no short cuts, just plodding away, developing a visual language that is an honest representation of the way I see the world. I believe painting is a journey in one's life. I'm a great fan of Edward Hopper who made some very profound quotes on art, but one that resonates with me more than any other was his view that '(great) art is the outward expression of the inner life of the artist. And this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.'