I was born in 1926, and  Studied at Hammersmith School of Art, St Martin’s School of Art and Royal College of Art (1st Class Diploma).  I did my War Service with the Grenadier Guards, Stars in Battledress and  Royal Army Education Corp 1944 – 1948.

I taught art atWimbledon School of Art, Medway College of Art, Sir John Cass, School of Art where I was Head of Painting Dept and City of London Polytechnic where I was Senior Lecturer and later Head of School.  From 1976  I have been a full time painter.