Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

A Tale Of Talent

I was born in Narrabri, in North-West NSW, where I now live and work as a piano teacher and artist. I combine these two aspects of my life by drawing instructive cartoons for my students!

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember and have entered community exhibitions infrequently over the years, but my present career began in 2007, when a visitor to our home saw a colour pencil portrait I had made of my wife, Donna. The visitor enquired if I would do a portrait of each of her sons. That was my first commission! I have had many more since then.

I am self-taught, having followed my own creative

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