I've been painting for sixteen years. I would say I'm mainly self taught I have had several art teachers along the way to help and guide e through out my journey Maralyn Richards was my first teacher for 18 months she sore my love for painting the ocean  she also introduceð me to a well known American Seascape artist E.J

Robinson I purchase several of his DVDs and practiced his techniques for a few years and still currently use them 

I have done workshops with CraigPenny Coln Johnson

2 years with Clive Sinclair at Mordialloc/Mentone Art society

In 2017 moved to the CentralCoast of NSW and live in Pearl Beach and Umina Beach for 7 years and embraced the opportunities for studying and painting seascapes I did participate in artshows in Sydney and Central Coast 

I did also find a wonderful and great art teacher at the Gosford regional Art gallery by the name of of Russell Austin in April 2024 I moved to rural Victoria and opened my own art gallery called Bush to Beach Gallery from painting seascapes I now spend time doing rivers creeks and gums I also dabble in abstract pop serealism as well