When I Started Drawing

Born in Darwin, I come from a family of three brothers. My parents immigrated to Australia in 1952 from England. As a boy, I can always remember looking out the window observing the wonders of nature. I guess you could say I was a daydreamer. I have always had a love for wild animals, especially wild cats of Africa, and also aviation. I can remember as a child, around the age of nine, I would sit and draw old houses and anything to do with aviation. I was always capturing thoughts, exploring ideas and then drawing them onto paper. I continuously had things rambling around in my head, whether it was notes, numbers, lines, or anything that would flow onto paper.

Black and white pencil drawings have always been my passion, and black and white