Blackbird Print

I was born in London and grew up in Surrey, England. At the age of twelve my family moved to Scotland to a small village just outside of Glasgow. I still have strong feelings and love for Scotland and especially for the Glaswegian people with their warmth and humour. I attended Glasgow School of Art as an external student studying drawing and Painting In 1968 I left home to attend a Foundation Art & Design Course at Carlisle College of Art in the north of England. I was then fortunate to gain a place at Hornsey College of Art in London, a prestigious and renowned Art School where I graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Art and Graphic Design. I spent over forty years as a Design Consultant working in commercial art with well known companies and brands eg Shell, BMW, Alcan, Glaxo, also smaller entrepreneurial businesses. In 2017 I decided to concentrate more time on my own art projects giving me the freedom to express my creativity more freely. One of the projects I have worked on for the past year during lockdown is a series of twenty seven creative artworks based on the lyrics of The Beatles iconic songs. I am married with two grown up daughters, one living near me in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England and the other daughter living in Sweden. In 2022 a Beatles fan from the USA bought George Harrison's former family home. The buyer purchased two of my prints to hang in the house. The property is now visited via Airbnb by Beatles fans from around the world. 'Taxman' and 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' proudly adorn the walls. Note my profile picture taken at Abbey Road in 1971!