John Quirk’s biography would have been a lot shorter if the German bomb that landed outside the air raid shelter in which he was born, had gone off. He started drawing soon after and left UK at 25 ...view moreJohn Quirk’s biography would have been a lot shorter if the German bomb that landed outside the air raid shelter in which he was born, had gone off. He started drawing soon after and left UK at 25 for East Africa, followed by New York. He moved to Australia nearly 40 years ago and lives on the water at Patonga Creek with his wife where he enjoys drawing, writing and messing about in boats.view less