I graduated from Nottingham University in 1988 with a BA Hons in Fine Art and Design. In an effort to find real work, I then graduated from the University of Central England in 1993 with a B.Sc. in Building Surveying, and consequently work as a Chartered Building Surveyor. My full time work allows me the freedom to spend as long as I feel is necessary on a painting, rather than only as long as I can afford, which is a luxury I appreciate. As my painting style is meticulously slow and pedantic, I feel that the only way to be commercially viable as an artist would be to compromise the quality of my work, which I am not prepared to do. In any case, I wouldnt want to be financially dependent on commissions I have no enthusiasm for.

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