About the Artist

Born in York in 1967, Ian's passion for art started at an early age. Long before home computers, he spent many evenings after school making drawings of anything that inspired him - from trains, planes & ships when he was young - to football players & rockstars in his teenage years.

Careers advisers at school steered him towards Graphic Design - regarded as a more stable source of income. After completing two years at Art College with a BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design, he went on to work for just under 30 years in Design/Prepress, but it was just a way to make a living and never really motivated him. He decided the time was right to pursue what truly motivated him - developing & flourishing as a fine artist.

Ian loves portraiture, working most of the time in soft pastel or oils, but is equally at home capturing the stunning Somerset countryside where he now lives.