Born in Frome, Somerset in 1949 I started painting in the early 1990's, everything I painted I gave to family and friends.
In 2004 I was diagnosed with leukaemia and given a term of 3 to 5 years. As painting is therapeutic and involves using little energy I paint with a vengeance and have painted close to 200 pictures since diagnosis.
I am employed by Framptons Ltd as Special Project Manager and as a result of this I met Shepton based sculptor Jeff Body, who has encouraged me to paint and arranged my first exhibition at the Poachers Pocket near Shepton Mallet.
I am a member of the Old Bakery Artists based in Radstock.

I paint using colour to express myself as I see colour as a very important part of our world, you can use colour to express emotions and almost anything you want to.
I believe that you can put whatever you want on to canvas, someone wanting to hang it on their wall judges you.
I enjoy bright colours and love large canvas's. I'm not afraid to experiment and always have a couple of projects in my head.