A short history of my career
In my mid teens a twelve month course of
Commercial Art at Darlinghurst, Sydney
was followed by a five year apprenticeship
in Signwriting, mural painting and general
display where I learned to master the trade
of hand painted signwork and murals.
Working under a master craftsman the
why’s and how’s were drummed into me
before finishing the apprenticeship in the
early 1960’s. After five years I started my
own Sign Company and for the next twenty
something years contracted work for many
large firms, including nine years painting
and signwriting advertising on eighty plus
buses per year (pre vinyl). In 1990 I moved
my family to Queensland and worked as the
in-house Scenic Artist/Signwriter for
Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold
Coast for fourteen years until my
retirement.
About Me
ARTIST
After a few years and painting a few family
portraits my passion for painting was
renewed and I began painting exclusively
with Acrylics. Soon Oils crept back and I
was shortly producing a continuous string
of works. In 2011 I joined the Royal
Queensland Art Society (Gold Coast
Branch) and have won many awards and
sold paintings since.
I now have my work in most Australian
States, U.S. and France and have completed
commissions here in Australia. I paint in a
realistic style using photo references as I
find that is the best way to achieve the
correct colours and perspective. I paint all
genres such as nature, seascapes,
landscapes, still life and portraits and will
post to all countries.