Biography
Born in Hertfordshire in 1952, my career as an artist began aged 8 years old when a painting of mine was entered by my school into the Hornimans Tea national painting competition and I won 3rd prize. It was at this point that I realised not everyone could draw and paint successfully. It hadn't occurred to me before and I've painted (and drunk tea) ever since.
After a working life which involved many changes, from soldier to college tutor, in 2002 I took the life changing step to become a full time artist. Things have gone quite well so far, with sales all over the world and features in several publications.
Now I live here on the East coast of Suffolk with my partner Jenny and my big dog Murphy. I have a wide portfolio of subject matter and media, including landscape, portraiture, wildlife and illustration.
More recently I have become well known for Western and Native American artwork. These are marketed quite successfully in the USA and are becoming more popular locally too.
I don’t try to be historically accurate, but attempt to portray palpable and arresting emotions, suspending reality to present the viewer with the wild, unchecked passions and stoic serenity of Native America.
The publisher Dorling Kindersley have used several of my paintings in their Watercolour Workshop series of books
I was the feature artist for the magazine Hertfordshire Life up until I left Hertfordshire to move here to Suffolk.
Click here to see a list of forthcoming and past exhibitions
I was pleased to have one of my paintings, 'Into The Promised Land' feature on the front cover of the March 2009 issue of 'Paint' magazine. Prints of this painting are available here.
