I was born in Northern Ireland and have been painting and drawing for as far back as I can remember. I have been a graphic illustrator, a mural painter, a paint effects artist, a production manager for a sign company, an art technician in schools and a set painter for theatre and television. In 2001 I moved to Exeter and began a fine Art Degree. When it finished, I stayed, setting up art studios in Crediton where I have been painting ever since.