I WAS BORN IN GLASGOW,SCOTLAND IN 1947 AND GOT INTERESTED IN ART IN MY EARLY  20'S.IAM SELF TAUGHT AND SOLD MY FIRST PAINTING WHICH WAS A LANDSCAPE IN THE McCLENNAN GALLERY IN GLASGOW INTHE MID 70'S.A YEAR LATER I GAVE UP ART FOR 16 YEARS WHICH I REGRET NOW STILL THATS LIFE AS THEY SAY,ANYWAY I GOT BACK INTO IT WHILE I WAS ON A SHORT STAY IN CANADA.LATER I STARTED DOING ABSTRACT.I HAVE MY OWN STYLE IN MANY OF MY WORKS.AND LOVE COLOUR LIKE MANY ARTISTS AND SOMETIMES I USE FEW COLOURS WHICH CAN WORK FOR THE BETTER.ALTHOUGH I LOVE MODERN ART WITH A PASSION I LIKE LATE VICTORIAN LANDSCAPES.I DONT MAKE A LIVING FROM MY ARTBUT I CAN SELL.FAVOURITE ARTIST WELL IT HAS TO BE PICASSO,STILL LIFE FOR ME IT HAS TO BE CEZANNE,AND OF COURSE THE SCOTTISH COLOURISTS,BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE.HOPE YOU LIKE MY ART AND WOULD BE INTERESTED TO HERE YOUR VIEWS GOOD OR BAD MORE GOOD I HOPE AND YOUR WELCOME TO EMAIL ME.