|
1- of
|
|
1- of
|
Why do I paint ? I really have no idea, I just feel that I have to express myself this way. It has become a journey to discover truth. I have never been good with words, whilst painting allows me to express ideas without them. This is not a CV as such. I never went to art school, or had any formal training. To understand my art you should know something of my background. I was born Maurice David Pepper on 16th January 1944 in London. My mother once told me that a bomb dropped outside the hospital the day I was born, but did not go off. My family were what you would call ordinary working class. I was the only child. My father-in-law was a keen amateur artist, and I thought that I would try my hand at painting as well.