Watercolour painter, lithographer and engraver of landscapes and urban scenes. Born and based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, he studied at Sheffield College of Art under Anthony Betts and Francis Jahn. Exhibited at the RA, RHA, RCamA, in the provinces and at the Paris Salon. He wrote a number of books on artistic techniques and had his work widely reproduced in such publications as Arts Review, Sphere, Studio and The Artist. Galleries in Newcastle upon Tyne, Wakefield, Cambridge and the Irish Republic hold his work.