Having initially studied for a career as a marine biologist and physical oceanographer he turned to painting full time in 2009 following two decades working in the jewellery industry. His interest in the natural and physical sciences and the role played by the artist in the visualization of scientific data and its communication to the public occasionally influences his work. He has exhibited his paintings in Europe, Chile, the USA, and in the UK, with the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Chelsea Art Society amongst others. A Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists, he presently lives and works on the wild, Atlantic-facing coastlne of the West Penwith peninsula at the extreme western tip of Cornwall.