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UNDER CONSTRUCTION (still! soon though)
Throughout school I wanted to draw all the time - I would always draw the the methods in physcics/chemistry in 3 point perspective and exquisite detail, but writing only a few lines. Spending my lunch breaks copying 2000AD comics (in particular Belardinelli, I think?). My intial skill lay in creating black & white images - which later led to an interest in linocuts.

Onto a Foundaton course at Yeovil College, strangely I focused on Photography., and later did not get a place at University, so took a job at a print company using DTP didn't know what it was at the time but later found out it was a computer (Apple). This was 1988 when Apple Macintosh first came apparent, so quite a skill to acquire at the time. After a year and half realised to get further I would have to return to college. Following my passion for intrictae drawings and enrolled onto the 2nd year of a Technical illustration course at Borurnemthouth. An excellent course which gave me a great insight into the basics of accurate drawing and how things are constructed, perspective etc. alongside airbrushing/watercolouring skills.

I wanted to increase my knowlegde of illustration further and opted for General Illustration HND at Falmouth in Cornwall, a very renowned course at the time (I believe still is). A superbly commercial course which honed your skills to follow a career in Illustration -

I left in 1993, after many good memories, spent a year working on my portfolio and trawling it around London's Publishers and Design Groups and was finally picked up by New Division, Covent Garden. A good agent who helped me focus my skills into commercial illustration - I worked a contemporray woodcut style, but using scraperboard. Worked with clients such as Royal Mail, Landrover, American Express, Abbey National, Nationwide Anglia, and loads of publishers. Work started to dry up, fashions moved on, styles changed so I started to develop a very simple 50's style using very earlier Macs, at the time rubbish and expensive. Not as succesful but worked with Marks & Spencer and Cosmopltan and numerous publishing projects.

Wanted to find more out of life and I joined a Raleigh International Expedition, as an Expedition Artist. I kinda wanted to get into teaching so great opportunity. Went to Patagonia (Chile) worked on community projects, mural painting - encouraging participants to become aware of their surroundings by recording it, painting, drawing, sculpture. I kept a record everyday in a sketchbook - had a fantastic time, a big adventure. Afterwards travelled up through South Amercia (on my own - I wanted too!) - Hitched, bussed, walked, train - Desert, mountains, jungle, city - Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru. I was away for 6 months, a real eye opener, and I relished the opportunity of travel.

Back to England - where I took a job as a part time Adsetter with a local newspaper - and continued illustrating. An opportunity came for a full time designer at a Yeovil studio, so I took that - was there for 6 years - all aspects of design, print and web. Still illustrating - an opportunity came up for a part time Graphics Lecturer at Strode College,. This gave me time to focus on my own work and teach which I always wanted to do. I find teaching an incredibly creative vocation - it is a perfect companion to a creative job.

I now teach part time (graphic design) - run a small design studio and freelance as an illustrator, represented by Lemonade Illustration. I work on all types of projects, from logo design to TV animations - I like to call myself (if I had to put a label on it) an 'Image Maker' - as the realms of Graphic Design and Illustration are so integrated now.

Exhibitions:
x2 Images (AOI): The Mall Gallery, London
Packaging award (for illustration) Scandinavia