My background…
In order to put myself and my work in context I thought I would gather some recollections of my early career, together with the artists and people who have influenced and formed my views on art.
My CV…
Hello world!…my earliest memory
My earliest memory of drawing is my mum showing me how to draw a bird. As you can imagine it was a...
November 25, 2016
Secondary School
I was fortunate to attend a secondary school where art was taught and driven by two particularly enthusiastic teachers Gerry McConville and...
September 14, 2017
Ideas & Understanding
At school I realised that art was about ideas as well as representing the world, and my Dad always encouraged me to...
September 14, 2017
Euan Uglow
From school I went to study Fine Art at Manchester Polytechnic. At that time there was an emphasis on abstract and expressive...
September 14, 2017
William Coldstream
Despite the experience (with Euan Uglow), I still enjoyed the work of Uglow, and as part of my thesis in my final...
September 14, 2017
Granada TV
I finished my degree at Manchester Polytechnic in 1979. I left already planning to make an application for postgraduate study in London...
September 14, 2017
The Royal Academy
The following year (after Manchester Polytechnic), 1980 I gained a post graduate place at the RA Schools for Painting. I moved to...
September 14, 2017
Lessons Learnt
I was very aware of the differences between Manchester and London and these included the better weather, and how expensive London was...
September 14, 2017
Roderic Barrett
The tutor who most influenced my thinking whist at the RA was Roderic Barrett. He was a very sensitive teacher and he...
September 14, 2017
