Painter of heavily impastoed interiors and still lifes, printmaker, born Manchester. He graduated from Liverpool College of Art, 1972–5; gained a John Moores Scholarship, Liverpool, 1975–6; then earned his master’s degree at Royal College of Art, 1977–80. Group exhibitions included New Contemporaries, where he won a prize, ICA, 1976; New British Painting, Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center, America, and tour, 1988–9; and Monotypes from the Garner Tullis Workshop, Persons Lindell Gallery, Helsinki, 1989. Solo shows included Hull College of Art, 1981; a series at Paton Gallery, from 1985; Manchester City Art Galleries, 1994; and Long & Ryle, 2002, 2004 and 2005. In the last show a colossal new work, The Studio – Early Morning, portrayed the artist’s studio.