Member since Friday 28th Oct, 2011
I grew up in Lancaster watching my father paint wonderful pictures of buses and trains on the dining table. He was a celebrated transport artist with a passion for buses and inspired me greatly. I used to try and copy his paintings, so it was no real surprise that at the age of 16 I found my way to Blackpool and Fylde college to study Technical and Scientific Illustration. Five years of study ended with a distinction in 1988 and passage into the world of work.
In 1989 I headed to the Netherlands to work for Philips Electronics as an Illustrator where I stayed for just over two years. From there I went south to the Cote d’Azur in France, finding work with IBM and Accenture before becoming freelance in 1999. This gave me creative freedom and allowed me to develop and hone my skills as an artist and illustrator.
During my years in France, I fell in love with the architecture of the old hilltop villages, the contrast of sunlight and shadow on stucco walls, colourful windows and interesting doorways. These all found their way into my work, all the while continuing with my first love, wildlife, influenced by the likes of David Shepherd, Robert Bateman and Raymond Harris-Ching.
In 2013, after 25 years away I returned to the UK settling across the Pennines in York. Since then, I have been rediscovering the Yorkshire landscape and wildlife the region has to offer.
Whilst I still enjoy painting in detail, my work is progressing to a looser approach to watercolour, and I have started playing with some abstract works.
I have exhibited at home and abroad, most recently in the Yorkshire region, and I was a finalist in the 2025 David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year competition and exhibited in the London show.
