Was born in Manchester in 1943. Studied painting at St.Martin̛̛s College of Art (1962-67) under Gore, Kossoff and Reynolds. Won the College prize in 1966 and awarded Post Graduate year at St.Martin̛̛s 1967. After College returned North to become a professional artist and settled in Saddleworth. Has work in Private Collections all over the world and in public collections in the northwest including Manchester City Art Gallery.

A landscape and figure painter who works mainly in oils. Subject matter is essentialy the Pennine landscape centered in and around the village of Delph in Saddleworth. Also likes painting the clothed figure and this can include crowd group or single figure subjects based on the social and working life of the village.