I have drawn and painted almost all my life. The obligation to make has sometimes felt like a weight on my shoulders - but at other times it has been a pleasure and an opening into other worlds, both real and in my imagination. I think now that I am older the pressure to be original and successful has gone and I make what I want to make whatever that is. It is something I have to do to stay sane. And it means that I can honestly say I am never bored.