I studied Fine Art, video editing and TV camera at Manchester Polytechnic and Goldsmiths. I exhibited paintings and wall sculptures at various group exhibitions in London. I painted sets and backdrops for theatres and trade shows. Then I designed, built and painted sets and props for commercial photographers, trade shows and TV ads. After that I art directed national TV ads for companies such as: Yardley, Lego and Creda, and worked on a series of commercial interior design commissions.

I moved to Sydney where I regularly exhibited, and sold, paintings at the BPC gallery, Rushcutter’s Bay and the Wadi gallery, Bondi, made and/ or art directed a series of short films and continued to paint sets/murals/commissions and design interiors.

After 7 years I moved back to the UK and, since then I have been teaching a variety of evening art classes, A-level, GCSE, BTEC and Access to HE classes for a further education college in the west midlands. In that time I have also made a couple of short films in addition to the painting and photography.