Daffodils and cherries North East Scotland The 'cheeky’ face on the

The 'cheeky’ face on the mug in this little arrangement seems to affect everything else in the painting

Standing before Monet’s vast panoramic canvases at Tate Britain and MoMA in New York became a lasting source of inspiration for my waterlilies paintings over the years

This painting is about that newer layer of the estate - the houses gathered together in a cluster

around that time of year

Daffodils and cherries North East Scotland The 'cheeky’ face on the27 x 18 cm There's a field near our house that I'd pass by most days and, for a long time, every year they'd grow daffodils in the field. Once they'd reached full bloom, the field was just a wash with these beautiful, bright yellow flowers. Only on special occasions will I purchase flowers myself but my wife often likes to pick some up. She would also get inspired by this field of yellow as, around that time of year, daffodils would become a mainstay