Both my parents were very enthusiastic about art and my father put up different artists’ work on our walls. He made frames and the art was changed regularly from Picasso to Mondrian. He took me on pottery courses and had an interest in glass which later in life I did too making Stained Glass. I enjoyed art at school and did a great deal of photography which l now enjoy combining with some of my art. My travelling has also influenced my painting particularly my trip to Bhutan.