Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

Drawing Vs Dormancy

Although English born, my folks had wanderlust, so I spent my childhood growing up in in numerous locations across Australia and New Zealand. We always lived in rural areas, with the countryside on our doorstep, which, naturally as kids, we explored. So I developed a love for nature that still influences my art and life.

As a result, my interests are diverse, from fossicking for gemstones, hunting for native orchids, camping and gardening, to poetry (in the Spike Milligan vein), writing fiction, photography and on and on and on.

Most of these interests carry over into my art. I think my real love of drawing began as a boy when we discovered Marvel comics in the

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