Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own.
Peter Wright

When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them.
Peter Wright

You could always go on changing things but there comes a time when you have to decide to stop.
Peter Wright

I tried to learn the violin for a while.
Peter Wright

I felt the need to get back to painting and I thought the best way was to start drawing, so I enrolled in a life drawing class. I soon discovered that people made very interesting subjects and I am still surprised that I had never discovered it before.
Peter Wright

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

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