Your personal collection of artists

Originally from Wakefield, in the Northern English county of West Yorkshire I have lived in Vancouver Canada since 1998. Up until then my studies included a 2 year Art Foundation course in my home town, followed by a 3 year degree in Design & Illustration from the University of Wolverhampton. After gaining these honours I headed straight to the ‘Big Smoke’ (London) to spread my artistic wings. There I worked in the field of advertising as a storyboard artist at some very exciting full service agencies as well as stand alone artistic studios filled with the craziest and most talented artists you could ever wish to meet. Every day brought a different creative challenge. Through the loud music and frenzied scratching of  magic markers, pencils and brushes the deadline and the restless bike courier at the door waited for no one!  Branching off on occasion as a comic book illustrator and album cover/poster artist for bands such as Marilyn Manson, Soundgarden, Courtney Love and Sting, my time in London fills my heart with happiness.

‘Years of practice does not make painting effortless, it just means you have more brushes to choose from!'