Born in Hull in the North of England.
The thoughts of becoming an artist were not realized till his mid-20s.
"With my paintings. I’m basically painting autobiographically. I wanted to paint within the grey areas of English culture. The things that people don’t really want to talk about or admit…
People on benefits, Local Hero’s on a domestic scale, single mums, counterfeit goods, boasts in the local hairdressers with story’s of ..”I could have gone Pro” curtain twitching on the next door neighbors, my mums obsession with Princess Dianna and Elvis, tabloid newspaper culture, happy hardcore music, Greyhound racing and losing all your rent money in the bookies, My Mums friends and there love of the Atkins diet, John next door who races pigeons. Basically .. lots of high hopes and broken promises."