About
#beatlesart.gallery Jeg ble født i London og vokste opp i Surrey, England. I en alder av tolv flyttet familien min til Skottland til en liten landsby like utenfor Glasgow. Jeg har fortsatt sterke følelser og kjærlighet for Skottland og spesielt for de glaswegianerne med sin varme og humor. Jeg gikk på Glasgow School of Art som ekstern student og studerte tegning og maling. I 1968 forlot jeg hjemmet for å delta på et Foundation Art & Design Course ved Carlisle College of Art i den nordlige delen av England. Jeg var så heldig å få en plass ved Hornsey College of Art i London, en prestisjetung og anerkjent kunstskole hvor jeg ble uteksaminert med en First Class Honours Degree i kunst og grafisk design. Jeg har tilbrakt over førti år som designkonsulent som jobber med kommersiell kunst for kjente selskaper og merker, f.eks. Shell, BMW, Alcan, Glaxo, samt mange mindre entreprenørvirksomheter. I 2017 bestemte jeg meg for å bruke mer tid på mine egne kunstprosjekter, noe som ga meg friheten til å uttrykke min kreativitet mer fritt. Et av prosjektene jeg har jobbet med det siste året under lockdown er en serie på tjuesju kreative kunstverk basert på tekstene til The Beatles ikoniske sanger. Jeg jobber for tiden med en annen fase av dette spennende prosjektet som snart skal publiseres! Jeg er gift med to voksne døtre, en som bor nær meg i Thames Ditton, Surrey, og den andre datteren som bor i Sverige. Merk at profilbildet mitt ble tatt i Abbey Road c 1971! #beatlesart.gallery
I was born in London and grew up in Surrey, England. At the age of twelve my family moved to Scotland to a small village just outside of Glasgow. I still have strong feelings and love for Scotland and especially for the Glaswegian people with their warmth and humour. I attended Glasgow School of Art as an external student studying drawing and Painting.
In 1968 I left home to attend a Foundation Art & Design Course at Carlisle College of Art in the north of England. I was then fortunate to gain a place at Hornsey College of Art in London, a prestigious and renowned Art School where I graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Art and Graphic Design.
I spent over forty years as a Design Consultant working in commercial art with well known companies and brands eg Shell, BMW, Alcan, Glaxo, also smaller entrepreneurial businesses.
In 2017 I decided to concentrate more time on my own art projects giving me the freedom to express my creativity more freely. One of the projects I have worked on for the past year during lockdown is a series of twenty seven creative artworks based on the lyrics of The Beatles iconic songs. A spin off was the ABBA series with my family connection to Sweden.
Recently I have published a new series of artwork inspired by the beautifully seaside town of Båstad in Sweden.
I am married with two grown up daughters, one living near me in Thames Ditton, Surrey and the other daughter living in Sweden.
CV
Utdanning
- 1969–1972Hornsey College of Art· London
Degree in Art and Design
- 1968–1969Foundation Course· Carlisle
Foundation in Art and Design
Erfaring
- 2017Artist· Surrey, England
Creative art projects. Digital and new media design, fine art prints.
- 1987–2017Design Consultant· London and international
All kinds of creative campaigns, branding, literature
- 1976–1987Creative Director· Frazer/Cummings/Story, Frazer/Abbey/Story
Creative Design Consultancy
- 1973–1975Designer· MRT Studios
Designer and Photographer
- 1973–1976Freelance designer· London studios
Commercial art
- 1972–1973Artist· Shell Mex and BP
Designer Advertising Services