I am a moderately successful artist

Which suits me well as I find no need

To compromise on what I paint

I often paint lighthouses at night

And rent a small house in Travemunde

So that I might explore this theme

My works I am told resemble

Those of Emil Nolde which I dispute

As my palette is far more limited

But I am flattered by the comparison

My wife Joan is also an artist

And often paints the rich colours

Of the wild flowers that she finds

During our frequent summer walks