I'm a bit of a chameleon it seems. My first love is to paint with oils - I love their forgiveness, their viscosity, and the richness of the colours. I still get a total thrill when I squeeze out a little of colours like Alizarin Crimson. And with oils, more often than not, I start with a coloured ground, and draw with paint, probably French Ultramarine, before going into the painting. And I'm an unashamed colourist!

More recently I've started using acrylics sometimes. And they handle so differently! But I love their immediacy! Yet bizarrely my palette seems to change when working with acrylics! Often being more muted, - don't ask me why, it's an instinctive thing!