I have always been interested in Art. Even as a child I would often try to recreate

characters from my favourite comics or cartoons, such as 2000ad and the Beano.

My interest in the creative subjects continued throughout my school life.

I returned to education as a mature student, where I studied Art, Photography and Media

at Basildon college. During my time there, I began to fuse together the

various forms of media which I had learnt (including photography, typography and

illustration). As popular culture is an important part of my life, this was often

reflected in my artwork.

After graduating my courses at college, I went on to study Graphic Fine Art at The

University Of East London and Graphic Design at Barking College respectively.

During my time at Barking College, I had photographic artwork selected by

Insight Investment, which was displayed at their head office in the financial district of London.

After completing my course, I worked for a short period as a portrait photographer. I still felt the need to create artwork with the various medias that I had learnt and was eager to use the skills that I had developed. In 2006 multi platinum selling Australian/ New Zealand band Evermore used a selection of my images as part of their background projection during a tour of Australia.

In 2010 I co-founded a community art gallery in my home town in Essex. This gave artists (both amateur and professional) a much needed space where they could display their artwork as well encourage local artists to come forward. The gallery proved such a success a second gallery was set up. I have also worked on and helped with a number of local community art projects.

In 2013 I was contacted by the BBC. They required artwork in the 'Pop Art' style of Andy Warhol for a television series called Marrying Mum And Dad. The episode was broadcast on the CBBC channel in August of that year.

I continue to create striking and bespoke pieces of artwork with spray paint, acrylics and pencil as well as using digital technology to produce illustrations.

My artistic influences are of a diverse mixture including; Lowry, Lichtenstein, Warhol (and the Pop Art movement), Banksy (and the street art movement), Drew Struzan as well as artists from the skate and surf scene. Being a keen guitarist myself, music has also played a crucial part in inspiring me when creating various pieces of art.

I also run art workshops during the week, where I share my experience and knowledge with the students.