I am in my sixties and now live and work in Gloucestershire, England. I studied art at Bath Academy of Art in Corsham, Wiltshire during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Alongside my painting I am also a musician and could equally have chosen to play professionally if I had not persued my passion for painting.
In both my music and my painting I enjoy the traditional values of technique and skill in execution and either pleasure from a beautiful image, or the stimulating experience of live music. I play the Northumbrian Small Pipes (made for me by Colin Ross of Northumberland) and also a lute backed Hurdy-Gurdy (made for me by Chris Eaton of Worcestershire). These instruments require great concentration and attention to detail and they need endless fine tuning and adjustment for perfect results.
I realise there are parallels between the demands of my instruments and the satisfaction I get from refining the detail in my pictures. I work at my painting and play my instruments nearly every day, as I am equally passionate about them both.
I hope my paintings show how much I love what I do.
