Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own. Peter Wright Read Quote
You could always go on changing things but there comes a time when you have to decide to stop. Peter Wright Read Quote
I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not. Peter Wright Read Quote
I think most people see drawing as subservient to the subject, a sort of meditation, a studying, a searching observation, in my case, for its own sake. Peter Wright Read Quote
I have to experiment with methods and I’m trying to find an authentic way of making an equivalent of the living, breathing person within the limits of a single picture. Peter Wright Read Quote
I never know what it’s going to look like. Wouldn’t be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I have a subject in front of me and I start flooding colour and making marks, I don’t know, it’s improvisation isn’t it? Peter Wright Read Quote
As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment. Peter Wright Read Quote
When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them. Peter Wright Read Quote
I’ve had to do all kinds of jobs to pay the rent. I’ve even worked in a Cornish tin mine. Peter Wright Read Quote
