I was born in South Africa in 1961 and grew up on a farm. I was always interested in art and creating things like my own clothes and jewellery. Sadly I never thought I was good enough and did not study art formally or do it at school because the teacher was so intimidating. I got bolder after school and pushed my way into a job at an airbrushing company. We did portraits all day on enlarged grey scale photos. After that I had my own airbrushing business while dabbling in oils and pastels. I also mastered the art of wool painting in Scotland and learned encaustic art in Seattle. While doing the online drawing course with OCA I stumbled upon my own individual style which I have been developing ever since.