The Artist in Time brings together twenty creatives from across the UK, with photographs by myself and interviews by Chris Fite-Wassilak, the book discloses their daily working habits and motivations.

All born before 1950, this is a collective portrait of a generation who have shaped our artistic landscape. They provide a range of different answers to the question 'what makes an artist?', and a set of insights into what makes up a creative life. Giving the reader access to the studio and working spaces of a diverse group of painters, poets, choreographers, filmmakers, illustrators, musicians, photographers, sculptors, writers and creators, The Artist in Time is a handbook for creativity and inspiration, made up of artists from all backgrounds who have all in their own way shaped, and continue to shape, the creative landscape of the United Kingdom.

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“These are artists who have found a path and followed it with conviction. As painter Frank Bowling says, with a casual determination, ‘I grew into my vision’. As if it were something there, formed, ready and waiting for him - and also that once he recognised it, he would not be dissuaded from it. He just needed time to develop the skills to correlate what he saw in his head with what was on the canvas.”

“‘Sorry for the mess’, was a common refrain heard whenever Ollie and I would arrive at a studio, a home, or another workspace. Perhaps that is simply the awareness that comes with allowing someone into your creative space; regardless, the idiosyncratic means of organising were always telling. Notebooks and loose papers here and there, things leaning against the wall, these are all partial steps towards a work, initial thoughts that accumulate and are continued on a day-by-day basis.”

“How does anyone become an artist? You can train for years, or you might one day pick up a pen or start singing and go from there. The path to finding your own version of creativity is unpredictable, and the things that lead to becoming an artist are often unplanned and unexpected. It is important to recognise that opportunity and inspiration come in all forms.”