Art has always been at the root of all my career decisions. I originally trained as a
Primary School teacher at the University of Brighton. I chose Teaching because of the
opportunities of working with children creatively through Art. Wanting to work more
in the world of Art I took a degree in Graphic Design at Kingston University. This
resulted in working as a Graphic Designer for Minale, Tattersfield and Partners, a
top international design group in London. A further interest led to a foundation
course at the Byam Shaw School of Art (which is now part of the University of the
Arts, London), after which I studied Fine Art at Cheltenham College of Art (which is
now part of the University of Gloucestershire). I have a studio in Lavender Hill,
Battersea, London and have been involved in exhibiting in group shows including the
Battersea Contemporary Arts Fair, the Contemporary Print Show at the Barbican,
Fresh Art and On the Wall at Olympia.

From 1997 to 2007 I organized group and solo exhibitions, firstly under the title of
'Art at the Vines' at the Vines, a restaurant in Lavender Hill, Battersea. Then
from 2001 to 2007 I continued to organize shows with my colleague Pete
Mountford, as Art 3 at the Wine Gallery in Chelsea.

My training as a Graphic Designer is evident in my work through my love of colour,
shape and rhythm. I move between being purely non-referential to careful
analytical observations of London scenes and interiors. More recently I have been
inspired not only by the cityscapes of London, but also from my trips abroad. I simplify
my observations into colourful geometric shapes, often incorporating my motif the
stripe, but not always. Josef Albers and Bridget Riley are a great source of inspiration.