Walter Robinson: 'I'm just a stupid painter. We're like dumb horses'

He was almost a superstar artist, but after a crisis of confidence he became a critic. Now he’s back, exploring consumer lust and the struggle of paintingBeers, babes and burgers – just some of the subjects Walter Robinson paints. He is interested in desire; from salivating couples to heartfelt pictures of his daughter as a baby. Robinson paints things that people like to buy: jars of Vaseline, striped shirts and doughnuts. He immortalizes images of catalogue models – throwaway