Born in December 1968, enjoyed painting at school but parents didn't agree with my artistic desires.  I was pushed towards a trade and was lucky enough to be offered a Harwell Apprenticeship at the age of 16, so initially pursued an electrical, electronic career.  In 1992 I was made redundant before taking a job in former Yugoslavia working for the United Nations as an Electrician.  Then after 18 months I returned home and got a job working for a telecoms company. Again after 7 years and the ".com bubble burst" I was made redundant. I packed my bags (rucksack) and decided to go and see more of the world. After year of blissful living teaching people to scuba dive in Australia I returned to my home town and set up my own company; I did this for several tough years.  Sometimes too busy to think but other times struggling to find work, it was generally very hard to make ends meet, and around the same time my father who i was lucky to live with again passed away.  Later that year during the long winter nights over the Christmas holiday when work was hard to find, I need something to occupy my mind and to stop dwelling in self-pity; I remembered the enjoyment art had given me so many years ago, and with some encouragement from a friend I thought i'd try my hand at it again.

Since then I managed to paint several painting before meeting my wife. Now ever since finding the time to paint is a major achievement in itself. The last few years only managing 1 - 3 painting a year.