Where are you from?

I was born on a bathroom floor in Hertfordshire, just outside London.
 

When did you become interested in art/painting? 

I cannot remember NOT being interested in art. I used to paint stick figures in castles when I was about 4 or 5. I was dyslexic as a child and my teachers for the most part considered me an idiot because I didn't participate much in class. So I'd sit in the back of class and draw all day long.
 

Did you get any recognition for your early
efforts?

Yes, when I was 10, I won my first drawing competition and then again at 11, I won another where the prize was a trip to Paris. I got to eat escargot and frogs legs with the mayor. I was given a book on French Impressionists which I believe my mum still has.
 

Why did you move to Texas?

I fell in love with a beautiful Texan.


What type of things do you like to paint now?

I like painting things on a bigger scale. My passion is murals, but I do enjoy the portrait work as well. There is a lot of freedom in painting a BIG brush stroke. I like being able to combine different art styles into one painting..to combine abstact with a little realism, for example. People see and interepret things differently in larger paintings, which is nice.
 

What do you say to your clients who don't want the commitment of a mural?

Some people are worried about moving or what have you. I have done several installation murals where I paint a large scale mural on either canvas or wooden panels and then install it. The advantage to this is that the painting can be moved around and I needn't disrupt the household for more than a few hours.
 

Can you paint anything? any style?

Pretty much..and I prefer to work with oil and latex paints which are very versatile.
 

Is there anything you won't paint?

I will not copy someone else's work....like Disney characters, for example. If you want a fantasy world on your wall, the way I see it, why not make it your own fantasy?

Who are your clients?

My clients have been commercial businesses, real estate gurus, socialites, family, doctors, contractors, pub owners, friends, restauranteurs, parents, grandparents, all sorts really....I've shipped paintings across the United States and also overseas.

If I commission a piece, how long will it take?

I work bloody quick.
 

Will you travel?

Of course.

Anything else?

Visual Art is one of our most important stimuli. A world without art would be as bad as a world without music. The finest and most beautiful spaces in the world have art of some kind and I am proud that I can custom create for people and let them make up their minds on what 'beautiful' is.