em outh ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( 1 9 5 8 – 6 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 6 3 ). ▁Sim pson ▁makes ▁large ▁scale ▁paint ings ▁in ▁on going ▁series . ▁These ▁often ▁repeat ▁and ▁re work ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁subjects ▁and ▁elements . ▁Sim pson ' s ▁influ ences ▁includes ▁early ▁F lem ish ▁painting , ▁and ▁his ▁painting ▁style ▁incorpor ates ▁minimal ism ▁and ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁formal ▁rest raint s . ▁He ▁describes ▁his ▁approach ▁to ▁painting ▁as ▁a ▁" de cept ive ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁constructed ▁image ." ▁ ▁In ▁Vit amin ▁P 3 , ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁contemporary ▁painting , ▁critic ▁Barry ▁Schw ab sky ▁described ▁Sim pson ’ s ▁‘ al leg iance ▁to ▁a ▁conception ▁more ▁readily ▁associated ▁with ▁abstra ction ▁than ▁with ▁painting ▁that ▁emp lo ys ▁images ’ . ▁He ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁artist ’ s ▁pre occupation ▁with ▁“ the ▁idea ▁that ▁painting ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁imag inary ▁opening ▁in ▁the ▁wall ▁through ▁which ▁we ▁get ▁an ▁ill us ory ▁view ▁of ▁another ▁world , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁physical ▁thing ▁that ▁is ▁made , ▁whose ▁flat ▁surface ▁confront s ▁the ▁vie wer ▁with ▁a ▁presence ▁that ▁dem ands ▁eng agement .” ▁▁ ▁Sim pson ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁lect urer ▁in ▁several ▁British ▁Art ▁School s ▁and ▁Univers ities , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁various ▁document aries ▁including ▁" O d ys sey ▁of ▁a ▁P ain ter "