Blinded by the light

My dad looked at one of my paintings and said ‘the white needs to be whiter’. I rolled my eyes. I understood what he meant but I know that it was not possible to make the white any whiter than it already was, but I could make the surrounding area of the white darker. You

1853 Gallery, Salt Mill, Saltaire, Yorkshire

Someone had remarked that some of my paintings were painted in the style of David Hockney. That was quite an honour, especially as I have heard that one of his paintings was sold as the most expensive piece of art by a living artist. In truth, I’m sure that all paintings look familiar in their