Sitting in Behrens' 16th century farmhouse kitchen discussing over homemade soup the merits of painting and the juggling relationship between family an children, I glance over at the Belfast sink an in the dim light of the Cornish kitchen I see a sign at washing up eye level - I AM A PAINTER I PAINT EVERYDAY! - Affirmation.

Behrens records her life through her painting, moments and people that have come and gone have been set down in oil, a gesture or a characteristic is captured in the vivacious instinctive way that Behrens paints. Romi is a sensual person, her moods and her appetite for experimentation are reflected in her work, although she has been painting for a lifetime, her love for her craft has not diminished or faded