Beryl Cook: I Have No Message

A highly successful yet totally untrained artist, Beryl Cook only started painting in her late 30s. Her subjects are mostly women, usually middle-aged and nearly always enjoying themselves. Plymouth, where she lives provides the setting for many of her pictures. 'When I'm out I may see something I love. Then I nearly always know I'm coming back to paint it. I don't think there can be any message in that.'