From then on I was hooked on art. In my mid teenage years (still at school) I had my first 'five minutes of stardome' when a local newspaper featured me (in the middle pages, dratt!) exhibiting some of my oil paintings with my bedroom being my studio. Funnily enough, I never wanted to be an artist but prefered a more technical profession as a draftsman, which I persued for some years after leaving further education. During the journey of my working life my career changed several times, and infact, my technical drawing days ceased some 20 years ago but I never gave up my hobby - Oil Painting. On and off, I have painted several oil paintings over the years and have never really had any attraction to using any other art medium. I have never been to art college or university so I am completely self taught- not sure if that's good or bad !?
