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I can’t remember a time when I haven’t drawn or painted. Throughout school my books were filled with drawings from my imagination, drawings to make me and my friends laugh. This is something I have happily continued doing.
Since completing my BA in Fine Art printmaking and photography in 2001 I have maintained a creative practice.
Observational drawing has become central to my way of working now, with print and painting the main techniques.
At present I live and work in Norwich UK running a company and providing workshops in the Brazilian art form of Capoeira. Teaching children and observing their play and the way they think has inspired a sense of the ridiculous in my work. The books from publisher Harlin Quist are among my favourite. I love how full of absurdity and pure imagination they are and the endless potential of children’s books excites me.
