After leaving school at 16 I applied for two jobs – one as an artist at Royal Crown Derby, the other as a technical illustrator at Rolls-Royce. In the event I took the latter, and had a varied career in Engineering spanning 50 years. Since retiring I have returned to my first love, and have studied to become a botanical artist.
I studied Botanical Painting with the Chelsea School of Botanical Art (CSBA), at the Physic Garden in Chelsea, gaining a Diploma in Botanical Painting with Merit in 2020. Prior to this I had completed a residential course in botanical painting with Anne-Marie Evans at her studio in Oakham, Rutland.
I am a member of Amicus Botanicus and ABA (Association of Botanical Artists)