I began painting in my 20s while working as an actor at Granada TV, painting local landscapes and selling them down the pub to supplement my income. As my acting career developed I continued painting and started taking art classes, including 8 years life drawing.

 

When my son left for university I enrolled with The Open College of the Arts and 8 years later in July 2024 I graduated with a BA (Hons) Painting 2:1 from the University for the Creative Arts. In January 2025 I was honoured to exhibit at  The Graduate Art Show at the Vanner Gallery in Salisbury after being selected from the over 800 graduates from over 40 Art Schools.

 

My first year since graduating has been a whirlwind. I was long-listed for the Beep Painting Biennial, was a winner in the Homiens Art Prize, Summer 2024 - Highly Commended and made it through to  the Extended Long-List for the Jackson Art Prize.

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Oh... and I'm still acting. Look out for me in the new Daniel Day-Lewis movie, Anenome, opposite Samantha Morton - hopefully it will be released in 2025.