Wormwood Stubbs

Back in the 1970’s my childhood was mainly spent squirrelled away in my bedroom drawing and painting the various characters who inhabited my comics. My desire to go to art college was firmly curtailed by the fact that I left school with a rebellious streak and zero qualifications. School and I were not happy bedfellows. It was all a bit like Kes, but without the kestrel.

In the early 1980’s I bought myself a copy of ‘Signwork – A Craftsman’s Manual’ by Bill Stewart and, accompanied by a healthy dose of naivety and an overwhelming desire to absorb every single word of said tome, I proceeded to teach myself signwriting. It was all a bit like Kes, but without the kestrel.

I discovered I actually had a flair for my new found vocation and after spending a while honing my craft I began a new chapter in my life as a self-employed signwriter and muralist. Unfortunately all good things come to end and this was most certainly the case for traditional signwriting with the onset of computerised vinyl lettering which meant customers could have sticky plastic lettering stuck on the side of their van or shopfront for a fraction of the price charged by a craftsman.

Fast forward many years and, although still occasionally feeding the urge ...

Represented by Panter & Hall, London, UK