Born Liverpool in 1950, and returning to painting in oils for the first time this year (2011) after a 35 year leave of absence, I have spent the lion’s share of my career in the world of commercial art/ advertising and more specifically point-of-sale design and manufacture. I feel a sense of liberation in returning once more to paint, and despite some initial fears, I have in fact forgotten little of my past experience in handling the oil medium during the intervening years. I am truly excited by the prospect of rekindling this long lost painting adventure, hoping the years of experience in design,...more
