"The oneiric content of the paintings place them on the very fringe of surrealism. The scenes derive from preconceived ideas, and develop with aesthetic consideration for colour harmonies and compositional balance. The themes are based on surrealist concepts of time and logic interspersed with associations and interpretations of recursive obsessions and memories painted in a fantasy of imaginative invention"

A precocious artistic talent emerged during my early school years. This aptitude and talent for art had been recognised by the teachers who encouraged and nurtured those early creative and artistic abilities.

During my years at school I excelled in art and became top of every school attended for that subject. I won an award at The Frith Street art gallery exhibition for schools in 1964.

I gained entry to Lister Technical College with a scholarship for the 'Art Stream'. My art work during my time in the art stream had degenerated into sloppy compositions with paint that was applied in a haphazard fashion with a 'couldn't care less!' attitude. To my amazement the new style consistently earned top marks and highly praised by the art tutor.

I left college with ambitions of becoming a commercial artist but was discouraged from pursuing art as a career by relatives who advised me that there were better opportunities in other careers.

I became a full time artist in 1993 and enjoyed the research and  the discoveries that I made while constantly trying to improve my work. I learned new techniques and enjoyed the experiments and creations of imaginative invention.

I wanted my paintings to reflect a high degree of realism and began to experiment with different methods and painting mediums.

The quest was to discover the magic medium into which the likes of Vermeer the brothers Van Eyck and Dali dipped their brushes. I spent many afternoons in public libraries researching the methods and lives and times of the great artists.

I came upon a copy of the diary of Salvador Dali. And within it's pages in cryptic and enigmatic form  I stumbled upon that most elusive serum of the magical formula.

At that point of revelation and discovery I felt euphoric. An overwhelming feeling of accomplishment had entered into my person. I had become elated and nearly got thrown out of the library.

The oils and solvents were difficult to acquire but through my determination I managed to discover the source. Then I had to experiment with the mixture to make it just volatile enough to dissolve an amber gemstone.

The new style of painting allowed me to paint in more detail with greater accuracy in glowing colours. The paintings earned recognition from international art dealers and gained in popularity with British art collectors.

The painting style is based on an academic formula and uses  a classical technique combined with colourist theories. The enigmatic elements are a vestige of the artists portfolio of surrealist origins

I began to use a computer to experiment with computer art and the use of new technologies. Art theory became art equations and I enjoyed the complexities of this electronic medium.

With new tools at my disposal I began to experiment with computer art and discovered that I could do everything with a computer that I could do with a paintbrush and a canvas. It is a fascinating way of producing art and lends itself to producing backgrounds for film sets and stage plays as well as computer graphics. However I missed the smell and feel of painting in oils and returned to the more traditional form of art and painting. I make good use of a computer as an aid to composition, colour, balance and super-imposing of objects for the subject and design of a painting.

I enjoy the appreciation of the art loving public and I am always pleased to tell them the things that they like to hear. Such as 'What does this mean?' or 'What does that represent?'

Explanation of methods and meaning helps with the comprehension and appreciation of works of art and within this cyber art online gallery exhibition I have tried to describe the paintings, their meanings and their source of inspiration.