I graduated from Central St Martins School of Art in London in 1989 with a BA hons; I later got an MA from the University of Brighton in 1996. I have been painting ever since and have shown my work extensively, both locally and in London.

I work at one end of the studio when not teaching, and am currently working on a series of paintings, drawings and prints. Drawing is an essential part of my working process; all my paintings have roots in working from observationan, am interested in the point where drawing and painting come together. My recent work is based on movement; children running after being let out of school, or swimming. I have just begun a new series based on tennis, not only the movement of playing, but also the way that children stand around, perhaps arguing over a point!