1933 – born Ilford, Essex

1950s – attends South West Essex Tech/Art School

1950s – 2 years National Service Cornwall/Germany

1950s – Paris trip, painting

1950s – attends Chelsea Art School

1950s – exhibits Royal Academy Open

1950s – meets Caeria Strong through mutual friends; move in together in Blackheath

Late 50s, early 60s – early solo exhibitions

1962 – moves to Cornwall with Caeria and first child; buys a smallholding with Caeria to bring up family, run a self-sufficiency small-holding and continue painting.

Starts teaching across Cornwall for Local Education Authorities, Art Societies and groups; life-drawing and painting, Art History and appreciation. Joins Camel Arts Society based in Wadebridge. Re-kindles an earlier interest in photography.

1988 – moves to Tintagel

1995 - forms The North Cornwall 7 Group with Roger Farnworth, Rosalind Eastman, Neil Lowden, Caeria Strong, Chris Thomas and Stuart Lowden

1988 - 2017 concentrates on painting, developing an interest in photography, exhibiting widely in Cornwall, London and Germany. Gardening is given equal time as a creative pursuit.

2017 - dies Christmas Eve.