Jan Dalley visits the studio of painter Gillian Ayres whose show New Paintings and Prints will be on view at Alan Cristea Gallery, London, from April 13 – May 30, 2015.

In the interview Ayres comments: "To me painting is a visual thing. I find this terribly important… People like to understand and I wish they wouldn't. I wish they'd just look; it's visual. I'd go further – I don't want this sort of understanding. There is no understanding."