July 29
1966
Born on 1st August 1966 at St Catherine’s Hospital, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside.
Born on 1st August 1966 at St Catherine’s Hospital, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside.
Education: Attended Arrowe Hill Primary School, Woodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside
Education: Attended Woodchurch High School, Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral.
Worked in various jobs for financial support (none art-related), while continuing to develop drawing skills in the background.
Art Diploma – PassWirral Metropolitan College, Borough Road, Birkenhead, Wirral.
Art Foundation – PassWirral Metropolitan College, Birkenhead, Wirral.
Art Illustration Degree – Grade 2:1 North East Wales Institute, Plas Coch, Wrexham, North Wales
Awarded 1st Prize at the Williamson Art Gallery, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Wirral.Title of Work: The CottageMedium: Pastels.
Sold a major painting to Hillbark Hotel, Frankby, Wirral.Title of Work: HillbarkMedium: Acrylic on canvas.
Continued to submit and have works accepted for exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Wirral.
Commissioned by the owner of Hillbark Hotel to produce a painting for their sister hotel, The Leverhulme, Port Sunlight, Wirral.The finished work was displayed in the hotel’s dining room.
Attended life drawing classes at Melrose Hall, Melrose Avenue, Hoylake, Wirral.Tutor: Dennis Spicer.
Sold another major painting to the owner of Hillbark Hotel, Frankby, Wirral, Merseyside.Title of Work: AbsenceMedium: Acrylic on canvas.
Held a mini solo exhibition at Galleria Art Gallery Restaurant,503 Warrington Street, Rainhill, Prescot, South Liverpool.
Submitted a painting titled The Painter’s Hands, which was accepted for publication in A5 Art Portfolio Magazine.Medium: Acrylic.
Commissioned by Jay Aston (pop singer and Eurovision winner, member of Bucks Fizz) to create a portrait.Title of Work: Jay & Ted (featuring her dog)Medium: Oil on canvas.
Commissioned by a pop music author to produce front and back cover artwork for a book titled In Perfect Harmony,a biography of the 1970s pop group The New Seekers. Although the painting was completed, the book was never published due to contractual issues. The finished piece, titled The Ruby Slippers (a homage to The Wizard of Oz), was later released as a limited edition print and sold at Rennies Art Shop, Bold Street, Liverpool, Merseyside.
Entered a painting titled The Lovers (a homage to René Magritte),which was awarded 3rd Place (Bronze) by an American art website company.
Commissioned to produce a series of three pop art paintings:– Blondie – Cover Me with Kisses– David Bowie – Hush– ABBA – We Danced Beneath the MoonMedium: Oil on canvas.
Submitted 4 artworks to Zari Gallery, Newman Street, LondonSelected for exhibition with 8 other artists