A little more about my life and how I came to my gift

 I was born in England, although my early years were spent getting to know and love the great vastness of Australia as well as her Aborigines and her Outback. Exposure to this unique environment as a child was wonderful and provided me with a deep sense of enlightenment. 

The years passed and I returned to Cornwall in Britain, only to realise how much I still had to learn about life. After a short time, I found myself on the way to South Africa. A period of great learning followed, with lessons of detachment on life's experiences and hardships high on my agenda. 

My life was like a disarranged puzzle, with the pieces scattered everywhere. I know now that all these pieces have their place, and each one represents stages in my life. However sad or tragic, they are important, for they are the teachers. I have come to believe that when one's heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit smiles for what it has gained.  

After a considerable period, I returned once again to Cornwall, and this is when I was given a box of junk, consisting of some oils, a canvas and some other bits and pieces.  

My immediate thought was "I'll never use that ~ I can't paint!" Suddenly, one day, I felt an overwhelming urge to put oil onto the canvas and as I did, this wonderful face of wisdom appeared. At the end of two hours, which only felt like ten minutes, I took a look at what I had painted and felt the tears running down my face...  

I later learned that this man was my guide, and he is beside me to this very day.  

At that period in my life, I was a non-believer in life after death, spirituality and religion... So you can imagine how I felt when I found myself painting through Spirit ~ all my visions that materialize into finished paintings are for a purpose. There is a personal connection between every painting and the individual, which can relate strongly to the subject and the feelings that took place when it was created. It has been shown many times that people may feel spiritually uplifted, encouraged and gain a sense of well-being from Art. The realization of this soon made me want to experience the more spiritual as opposed to the materialistic side of life. Nothing amazes me anymore. When I paint, I don't need good lighting. Sometimes, spirit wakes me in the middle of the night and I come down to my kitchen and paint until I am exhausted. All of them come to me in dream~state, visions or through my meditations. But through all of this, I still work as a builder during the daytime to keep me grounded and with a foot in the more mundane, "real" world. 

I have produced a series of spiritually inspired paintings for more than ten years now and have come to realise that colour is a medicine ~ it helps us to harmonize with our natural rhythms and remedies and to become more balanced. The eyes which give us sight are a gateway to colour healing, which takes us back to nature because the colours of the oils on canvas are taken from the colours of the Earth.  

I still don't understand how or why I've been given this gift, but it is obvious that these were meant to be for all to see. This is why I share my Art with you. I hope my visions bring you inner fulfillment, happiness, love & light.

The greatest discovery of all I have made is that we can alter our lives by altering our attitude of mind.