About me..

I was born in the UK in the mid 70s and moved to the USA for 7 of my childhood years. Moved back to the UK when I was 11 and carried on through to university and to eventually become an IT Manager at a company. Completed a combined studies degree at university which included Art & Design as the complementary - this gave me a good introduction to art history and to see how the arts have developed over the years.
Always had a real passion for painting and love working in acrylic & gouache due to their huge flexibility. Loads easier to blend the perfect tones and dries so efficiently - once varnished, paintings always look so good in these mediums as well.
Had a massive motorbike accident back in 2004. This put me in a coma & hospital for some time and has taken a huge amount of time to rebuild things after the event. Following the accident, I setup a website to give other people who've had accidents like this the ability to be able to get together and chat about their problems/questions with other like minded people. It is still "live" and you can see it from clicking this icon if you are interested:
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Since then, I have been attempting to rebuild career(s) and have discovered that my life has needed to be altered from my previous paths and become more concentrated into areas that I find so much more satisfying, enjoyable and rewarding. You guessed it - I used to paint just for fun and to unwind of an evening after a hard day's work, but now I tuck into it most of the time and really enjoy building my pieces.
I thought I would set this current website up so that people can easily get in contact with me if they are interested in me developing any personalised painting projects specifically for them. I enjoy tackling all subjects and although I sometimes have doubts in my abilities with brand new ventures, I find that if I keep working at it until "I'm happy", people seem to like the end results as well.