Who was your hero when you were nine?

James Bond: the character and demeanour, the action! Being British of course. He was terribly cool.

What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? 

I had a job at a printer’s; where I was designing some small things like menus. I really didn’t find the work environment or the work itself very inspiring. I was bored and unmotivated.

And the best?

The job after the printer’s with LEGO. I was working with the research and development department, drawing up concepts and ideas for new pre-school LEGO Duplo.

If you could travel back in time, where would you go first?

I would really like to go to New York in the 1950s or early 1960s; the art scene there was very vibrant. Groundbreaking work that was happening with pop art and people like Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock. I’d like to be a fly on the wall or an assistant in one of the SoHo village studios. It just seems as if it was phenomenal and exciting.

Which fantasy guest would you most like to join you for supper on the Members’ table?

I went through a lot of names, but I would love to invite David Hockney. He started with illustrative graphics which then evolved into very bright colourful views of the Yorkshire dales and landscapes. Then he went into working with prints and paintings with digital work. I love the way he views the world, his aesthetics and the experimentation. He seems like a colourful and nice chap, someone you could spend time with on the Members’ table.

Got any interesting projects coming up? 

I do! In September I have a show in a gallery in Sweden, just across the bridge from Copenhagen with two artists exhibiting including me. The theme is landscapes and seascapes. One other artist is a lady from southern Sweden who also paints landscapes and seascapes. The exhibition is called Across the Water. The audience will be able to see how we interpret the world around us. I think it’s a wonderful idea for us to exhibit together – two points of views, connecting two artists with the theme.

Name an artwork you’d most like to own.

I’m very taken by a particular work by John Singer Sargent. He did a beautiful watercolour of a building called Corfu: Lights and Shadows. You can feel the heat through the painting: the sunlight shines through the olive tree hitting against the whitewashed wall surface. It is a very peaceful scene. Simple and beautiful.

Where do you go for inspiration?

I go to the coast to forage for textures and colour. I always have my sketchbook with me and some paints, taking notes of what I see and experience. The coast is always changing, the water is always moving and beautiful.