OTHER WORK

Coming from a family business running a film studios (Westbridge) and an upbringing virtually on a film set my career was pretty much mapped out, so I've never had a proper job with security and paid holidays. I went straight from Art College into scenic artwork assisting my father Ken and mother Nina, both talented artists, and then into the studios. It's ironic that I've ended up working a lot with the BBC now, one of my fathers past employers, though that department is now disbanded.

With this scenic art background I am occasionally asked to paint murals, above, but mixing art direction with painting doesn't often work so I keep this for private clients only.

I've designed numerous stills sets, usually for cars together with occasional sets for parties and exhibitions and built my children's schools carnival floats.

I also designed our house extension, it's strange doing something designed to stay up for longer than two weeks!

I've often been asked to lecture at various film colleges, which I find very rewarding.

A release from all this is spent sailboat racing at weekends with my sons and if money were no object, I'll be on my boat all year round in the elements.