My first murals were simple cartoon characters for our family owned
shoe shop in Wickford, Essex (my home town) and from there I progressed
onto projects for friends & family.

On leaving school with a handfull of O' & A' Levels (including art of course)
I embarked on a career in retail management with a large national retailer.

I eventually ended up back in the education system, this time at the
Southend-on-Sea School of Art & Design and then on to the University of
North London to study Interior Design (mind you it was a polytechnic back then).

I kept my mural painting going throughout all this and managed to get a lot
of work in shopping centres painting numerous hoardings - I also painted
a lot of Santa's Grottos which was great fun.

I am a completely self taught muralist which, considering I hated painting at
school, is a bit of an achievement.
I basically used books on mural & trompe l'oeil painting to help me along and
gradually developed my own style and way of doing things - having a particular
love of the use of perspective.

A few years ago I was given the opportunity to produce an instruction book
of painting trompe l'oeil called ' Trompe L'Oeil Interiors ' and then less than a
year later was given another opportunity to produce a follow up book called
the ' Trompe L'Oeil Bible ' ( the title was not my decision ).
With these books I aimed to help budding muralists like I was myself all those
(many) years ago.

I have also been fortunate to demonstrate my painting on television for
programmes on Channel 4, UK Style, ITV1 and BBC1.

I work in a variety of styles on commissions from restaurants, hotels,
leisure centres, businesses and private homes.

I will more than happy to discuss your requirements without obligation
and provide preliminary sketches thereafter.

Get in touch and give me a challenge.