After picking up a paintbrush at about five years old and being prompty covered in a plastic smock by Mum while Dad put drop sheets over our belongings, I have always painted in one form or another.
After moving through oil paint and represenrational imagery, in recent years I found my niche and artistic happiness in abstract work, incorporating detail, blended tones and highly textures finishes..
At nearly 50, I still use the paintbox Dad bought me as a gift when I was 17.