I was born in Ayr in 1947 and after serving my apprenticeship as a carpet weaver then 22 years in the Royal Marines I Worked for the Post Office and retired in 2003.

I now live in an 1800c renovated shepherds cottage at the Dalveen Pass with my wife Linda and two Labradors, Maisie and Tinker. My studio is the old damp and badly lit cow-shed but all are welcomed.

I was awarded my diploma and B.A. Hons . from the Open University after six years part time study; I am inspired by Vincent Van Gogh and Jackson Pollock.

I am a self-taught artist and I have been painting for ten years, I have two non-paying pupil. I am an experimental abstract artist in mixed media and I call my style Contemporary Cave.