Maggi Hambling: ‘There are people who don’t laugh. I tend to avoid them’

The artist, 69, on a lifelong love of the sea, not having children and why she wished Rembrandt had painted her portraitWhen I paint a portrait, I try to empty myself, so the truth of the person, their spirit, can come through me on to the canvas. It’s the same with the sea – the waves come through me and their force happens on the canvas.I have always been drawn to the sea – her power, her mystery and her intimate beauty. Continue reading...