Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless.
From Peter Doig
It's still an escape for me, painting, so it also takes me elsewhere. I don't think I would do it otherwise.
When I was growing up, I never felt that I belonged anywhere because we never lived in a house for more than three months. That's all I knew, and that's why I don't really belong anywhere.
I do feel Scottish in some way. Maybe it's to do with visiting my grandparents here every summer as a child, but I am aware of my Scottish ancestry. It's there all right, but it would be pushing it to label me a Scottish painter. Or, indeed, an anywhere painter.
I would never finish a painting if I didn't have a deadline.
I love Trinidad and I love living there, but it's quite harsh.
I think if I was Trinidadian, I would latch more on to the myths and romanticise the place more. I don't think it's my place to do that - they're not really mine. I'm an outsider.
I've always been an outsider. Even in London. If I returned to Scotland, I'd feel a complete foreigner.
It's not about perfection. What's a perfect painting? What's interesting about a perfect painting?
I don't think money can help you become a better painter, for sure. You can have all the studios you want; it won't help you make a better painting.
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