I was born in the north western town of Barrow-in-Furness in 1953.  Shipbuilding and Steel making were at the time the most prominent industries in the region, and most young men were expected to enter into an apprenticeship for a trade within those companies.

Throughout my schooldays I enjoyed art.  This included cartooning the teachers, which gave one great insight as to the power of the pen, it also landed one in quite a bit of trouble when others thought it was a good idea and blamed me for it!  This continued throughout an engineering apprenticeship at Vickers, which eventually opened the door to enable me to travel as a certified tradesman in the British Merchant Navy.

Settling in New Zealand in late 1970 I kept painting and drawing as a hobby.  Events started to happen in the mid 1980's and the following is a summary of some of the achievements to date:

• Resident cartoonist for the Wairarapa News (1984-1988)
  
• Welcome to Carterton Signs designed for Lions (1986)
  
• Cartoonist for Wairarapa Times Age (1988)
  
• Cartoonist and contributor Platform 9 (NZR Journal 1988-1990)
  
• Cartoonist and Editor Bus Stop (Tranzit Group in house magazine 1992-1998)
  
• Cartoonist and Editor Dispatch (Tranzit Coachlines magazine 1998-2001)
  
• Contributed cartoons to the book on Gladstone sheep station (1997)
  
• Cartoons drawn for fundraisers at IHC, school galas and retirement homes (1984-2001)
  
• Contributed cartoons to the Hutt Polytechnic unit standards programme (1998)
  
• Commissions from large companies start to flow and many private individuals
  
• Work published in UK magazine, Bus and Coach Preservation Monthly (1998-1999)
  
• Work published in UK tabloid North Western Evening Mail (Oct 10, 2002)
  
• Commissions from large NZ companies starting to flow, and many private individuals