About

I originate from Dartmouth in the UK, the son of a fisherman and artistic mother. Having moved to New Zealand in 1995 I’m now retired and live near Nelson. As an ex-seafarer in the Merchant Navy, I worked on ships trading cargoes around Northern Europe the Mediterranean and Northwest Africa. My last voyage at sea under sail was aboard the barquentine ‘Spirit of New Zealand’ out of Auckland in 2018.

I am a Fellow and exhibiting member of the Australian Society of Marine Artists (F/ASMA) and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (NZAFA) in Wellington, a member of the Nelson Suter Art Society and Otago Art Society and engage in art committees in the Nelson Tasman region. My marine art can be viewed in select galleries throughout New Zealand and the Scrimshaw Gallery, Sausalito, California.

My marine paintings are inspired by first hand experiences on motor ships and under sail, having an affinity with the ‘run of the sea’ and the ‘way of ships’ enables me to infuse my marine art with atmosphere and realism. I accept private commissions and paint mainly in oils working from a small home studio

New Zealand Academy of Fine Art. (NZAFA)
Fellow/Australian Society of Marine Artists. (F/ASMA)
Nelson Suter Art Society (NSAS)
Otago Art Society (OAS)
Captain Cook Society (CCS)