Welcome to Our World

 

 

 

 

 

Finding exactly how I connect with life isn't easy but or years and years I have been immersed in some of it's most fulfilling aspects including relationships, children, love, painting, writing, architecture, house-building, citizen diplomacy, tutoring, travelling, spiritual aspects and other things.

Francis Kinsman, in his book "Towards a New Millennium, referred to me as 'lovable eccentric' - now that's a title I am proud to own.

 

Born 14/03/1934 - 16 Storrington Road, Addiscombe, Surrey

1938 to '41 - 23 Osterley Gardens, Thornton Heath, Surrey

1943 to '56 - 15 Cliff End, Purley, Surrey

19th Purley Cubs and Scouts (1941 to '50)

Purley Cof E Primary (1943 to '45)

Roke Central School (1945 to '47)

The Gregg School (1947 to '49)

Croydon Polytechnic (1949 to '50)

Surveying Apprencitce (1950 to '52)

Croydon Polytechnic (1953 to '54)

Regent School of Architecture (1954 to '57)

Married Cally 1st September 1956

Produced four daughters

Middlesex County Council – Architects Dept. (1953 to '56)

1956 to 58 - 1 Donne Close, Three Bridges, Sussex 

Crawley New Town – Architects Dept (1956 to '58)

1959 to 61 - several moves on Surrey/E.Sussex borders 

Architectural practice (Sussex / Devon 1958 to '72)

1961 to 74 - several moves in East Devon

1970 to 77 Artist - Old Fore Street, Sidmouth

1977 to '83 Findhorn Foundation Member

1992 to date Findhorn Foundation Fellow

Workshop presenter UK/Europe/USA (1980-96)

Co-founder Newbold Educational Trust (Chairman 1979-92)

Chairman - Spirit of Europe Foundation (1983-90)

Co-presenter “A proper Living from Your Art” courses (1990 to 2005)

Partner in HillCrest Publications (1989 to 2006)

Exhibition Painter (1969 -78)

Book Illustrator (1980 to 1998)

Images of Enterprise Collection artist/coordinator (1990-99)

Corporate and Private Commissioned Artist (1989 to date)

Author: "Sights and Insights"/ "Painting for Your Living” Published by Posthouse

             "A proper Living from Your Art” Published by Globusz Publishing 

             "The Professional Artist Manual" published by SAA

Column writer for SAA "PA News" and "PAINT" Magazines (2002 to 2006) 

Free on-line mentoring for Visual Artists (1997 to date)

 

 

How I spent my time doing what I did ......

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 1

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 2

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 3

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 4

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 5

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 6

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 7

 

 

1934 to 1953 - Part 8