Born in 1950, I was (sort of) educated in Cambridge and Sussex, briefly (very briefly) reading Theology at Cambridge before studying Fine Art at Norwich Art School and at St Martin's, London. So I spent a total of five years studying art which is almost as long as training to be a lawyer.
Thus qualified, prepared and eager, I found studio space and took part in a number of exhibitions in London including shows at at Kenwood, Holland Park, the South Bank and the National Theatre. I also did some teaching as a visiting lecturer at various art schools and polytechnics.
After what one might call a mid-career hiatus, I continued my career as an artist and in recent years I've had solo exhibitions in London, York and Halifax (exhaustively listed to the right). I now have work in private collections in the UK, Switzerland, Italy and Hungary and in theTavistock Clinic (London) and York Teaching Hospitals Trust collections.
I live in North Yorkshire, UK where I've been for the last twenty-six years and where I am fairly sure I'll lay my bones to rest. Before that, though, I can be contacted using the form to the right below or calling me on: 07729 800 622
" ... we have been looking with admiration and longing at your paintings ... absolutely lovely: vibrant, richly textured,complex, succulent and utterly beguiling …"
If you click here, there is an a nice piece that my old friend Jonathan Dudley (and a keen collector and critic) wrote about my Open Studios exhibition last year.
