I have from a very young age produced drawings and paintings. One of my earliest memories was when I was four years old, and I was lying on my bed thinking that the wall in front of me looked so bare. As I had recently been given some oil crayons, I proceeded to deliriously draw an abstract mural. As you can imagine, my parents were not best pleased with my first artistic endeavours, as they had to set about repainting the wall!

 

At school I did Art for an A-level, and then studied Architecture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee from 1992 to 2000.

 

From 2009 to 2014, I worked at the University of Warwick, as the in-house University architect. This experience I found fantastic and a privilege, but I started to miss the creativity, because my role became more of a Project manager than as a designer. I therefore made the very difficult decision to leave the University and find a better outlet for my talents.

 

My efforts to find a more creative role in an architectural practice proved unfruitful. I then proceeded to embark on the writing of my first book, and a few years later I set myself up as an artist; returning to what I love which is painting pictures.