Born 1972, Sydney.

My work has often been described as quirky, sometimes dark and often humorous. The subjects range from bleak cloud filled landscapes, to portraits of people and objects painted on old hard cover books. An undercurrent of unease unites my subjects, threading its way through all my pictures. The core of my subject matter is found photographs from the mid twentieth century that have been lost or discarded. They have an immediacy and veracity that I have difficulty finding in today's media. Painting these images stems from an overwhelming desire to celebrate the forgotten life; I can't help but form a narrative with subject while I'm painting, hence the importance of painting them on old books; the title often alludes to the story I've conjured.

In 2003 I won the inaugural Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize run by the South Australian Museum. It was the year that changed everything and I started to believe that painting was my true calling. Since then I've shown in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Goulburn, the NSW Southern Highlands, and the south of France. In 2007 I began my association with Becker Minty in Sydney's Potts Point. Without their support and commitment I wouldn't be where I am today. In 2011 I was the regional winner of the Goulburn Art Award as well as a finalist in the NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize.

I now live in Lutruwita Tasmania, with my wife, daughter, two greyhounds…and a rabbit.