Painter and draughtsman, born in Weybridge, Surrey, who won both gold and silver medals for under-18s, Royal Drawing Society, 1947; studied part-time, Art Students’ League, New York, 1955; from 1955 living in London where he continued part-time at Central School, Morley College, Putney Art School and Slade School of Fine Art. Group shows included Sue Rankin Gallery, 1988; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1993; and Beatrice Royal Gallery, Eastleigh, 1997. Among his solo exhibition venues were The Grange, Rottingdean, 1988; Flying Colours Gallery, Edinburgh, 1992; University of Liverpool, 1996; and Gallery 27, from 1998, in 2000 and 2004 showing forceful landscapes defined with positive brushstrokes. Lived in Upper Basildon, Berkshire.