Jack Vettriano

Jack Vettriano OBE born Jack Hoggan (born 17 November 1951), is a Scottish painter. His 1992 painting, The Singing Butler, became a best selling image in Britain

Quotes

On Art

• I painted beach scenes not because I was feeling nice, but because I wanted to get a particular effect of reflection.
  • Introduction by Anthony Quinn, Jack Vettriano Pavillion Books , London , 2004 ISBN 9781862057241
• There are so many lines of that song ( Blood on the Tracks , Bob Dylan ) where you think. That is a painting.
  • Desert Island Discs Sue Lawley, BBC, London April 2 2004
• I live in a world of heartbreak.I just seem to be more creative when in some sort of emotional distress.
  • The Poster Boy of Popular Art ,The Independent, 22 October 2010