I was born in Manchester and studied Graphic Design at Brighton Art College in the 1970s, where I first began using gouache. Whilst completing a Society of Botanical Artists Diploma, I used primarily watercolour to create delicate and finely detailed representations of flowers. I went back to gouache for its bolder, more opaque quality though still keeping to my favourite floral subject matter. Just lately I have been painting local landscapes in acrylics on canvas.

Living near Portsmouth I taught drawing and painting at South Downs College for fifteen years as well as running my own workshops. My work has been exhibited at various venues including the Westminster Gallery with the Society of Botanical Artists and at Mottisfont Abbey with the Society of Floral Painters. In December 2008 I had my first joint exhibition with Steve Tait at the Oxmarket Gallery in Chichester.

I am currently working on a series of paintings recording an amazing holiday in New Zealand. At present I am using watercolour on hot pressed paper but expect to develop some subjects in acrylics or oils on canvas.