Born in Australia, I spent a number of years working abroad in Japan. It was during this time that I was exposed to various kinds of traditional Japanese art and design. My passion for art led me to pursue tutelage under master of Japanese art forms and western oil painting. It was through the encouragement of my oil teacher Stavros Papantoniu that I pursued a career in art by enrolling in the Julian Ashton Art School, flourishing under the tutelage of Ben Smith, Dianne Dwyer and Frank Giacco.