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If it weren't for painting, I wouldn't live; I couldn't bear the extra strain of things.

After my divorce, painting took me out of panic mode and into a serene, calm place. I could absolutely lose myself.

Yeah, I paint in my spare time, just to relax myself and wind down a bit.

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water.

Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me.

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

But painting can be too lonely... I like being with people too much to have ever made that my life's work.

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.